Hyperlipidemia

Soluble lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1, or sLOX-1, was elevated in psoriasis and associated with lipid-rich noncalcified coronary burden independent of hyperlipidemia status, according to results published in JAMA Dermatology.

Statin therapy was shown to be associated with a decreased risk of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

PHILADELPHIA — Two novel RNA interference agents, one targeting apolipoprotein C-III and one targeting angiopoietin-like protein 3, improved various lipid parameters in early studies with healthy volunteers, according to new data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

LAS VEGAS — Adults who undergo bariatric surgery may be more likely to be readmitted to the hospital, have more trips to the ICU and have a higher rate of overall morbidity if they have an HbA1c of more than 7% before surgery, according to findings presented at ObesityWeek.

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.

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

Areas with high density of fast food outlets had greater prevalence of MI compared with other areas, according to findings presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Significant controversy accompanied the release of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines in late 2013.

In this video, Ali Poyan Mehr, MD, Regional Director of the Glomerular Disease Program at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, discusses some of the major unmet needs in the treatment of IgA nephropathy.