Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother
February 2022
In Spain, cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is a very common cause of morbidity and hospitalization. They are the second leading cause of mortality in the general population, and the first in women. They also constitute a very high social spending, which is estimated to increase in coming years, due to the aging of our population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common and severe genetic diseases, causing disabilities and premature death to those who suffer it. Lipid-lowering therapy substantially improves the prognosis of FH patients and, therefore, appropriate pharmacological treatment is of the utmost importance. The Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis (SEA) has always been a pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of FH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: To describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with very high hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) who were attended in lipid units of the Spanish Society of Atherosclerosis (SEA).
Patients And Method: Patients of the HTG Registry of SEA with at least one triglyceride concentration greater than 1,000mg/dL (n=298, HTG severe group) and those whose baseline triglycerides were between 200 and 246mg/dL (HTG control group, n=272) were included.
Results: Patients with very high triglyceride levels were younger (46.