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Hipertens Riesgo Vasc
January 2025
Hospital Pharmacist Manager, Pharmaceutical Department, Asl Napoli 3 Sud., Italy. Electronic address:
Statins are crucial for both the prevention and management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, even with optimized statin therapy, a significant residual risk of ASCVD remains, highlighting the need for innovative approaches to lipid-lowering therapies (LLT) that more effectively target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and other atherogenic lipoproteins. Recently, novel pharmacologic agents have been introduced for the management of dyslipidemia.
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December 2024
Departments of Pediatrics, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Background: To study effect of pregnancy on obese women's maternal cardiometabolic biomarkers as a signature for maternal morbidity and complications.
Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study involved pregnant Emirati women who had regular menstrual cycles and had normal blood pressure. Pre-pregnancy body mass index was calculated using height and weight measurements recorded within three months before current pregnancy.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
October 2024
Department of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. Electronic address:
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of inclisiran in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
Date Synthesis: Randomized controlled trials comparing inclisiran with a placebo were searched until April 2024. Overall, 8 studies involving 4947 patients were included.
Coron Artery Dis
December 2024
Department of the Second Clinic, The 940 Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese PLA, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.
Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its unique apo(a) component and its association with atherosclerosis and thrombogenesis. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of PCSK9 inhibitors on major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and Lp(a) levels in patients with coronary heart disease.
Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were systematically searched in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and other databases.
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