Hypercholesterolemia

ATLANTA — Similar disparities with regards to CVD are also seen in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, and more work needs to be done to bring awareness and more research into this area, according to a presentation at the FH Foundation’s FH Global Summit.

ATLANTA — Despite the improvements that have been made in cholesterol reduction, more efforts are needed to improve usage rates of cholesterol-lowering medications in patients, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia, according to a presentation at the FH Foundation’s FH Global Summit.

ATLANTA — A machine learning model was able analyze large health-care encounter databases to identify patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, according to data presented at the FH Foundation’s FH Global Summit.

CHICAGO — The 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol, published by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association in collaboration with other societies, offered a number of pointers for clinicians to diagnose, treat and manage patients with elevated cholesterol.

High serum cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma, while 5 or more years of statin use decrease the risk, a recent study suggests.

Compared with placebo or either agent alone, a combination of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe lowered LDL to a greater degree, researchers reported.

A stronger association exists between incident HF and certain modifiable risk factors in women than in men, researchers reported.