Dyslipidemia News and Continuing Education

Omega-3 enriched eggs improve heart health
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - Eating omega-3 enriched eggs can lower an individual's plasma triglyceride levels and improve their heart health, research shows.
Post-prandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins implicated in inflammation
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - Italian scientists have discovered that triglyceride-rich lipoproteins present in the blood after eating cause endothelial dysfunction in patients with hypertriglyceridemia.
Increased triglyceride synthesis does not up VLDL
Thursday, October 19, 2006 - An increasing amount of triglycerides in liver cells resulting from enhanced flux of fatty acids into the liver does not directly influence the production of very-low-density lipoprotein triglycerides, US research shows.

How Low Can You Go . . . Safely?
Stephen D. Wiviott, MD
The benefits of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) have been observed in major primary^2-4 and secondary^3-7 prevention trials across a wide range of cholesterol levels in stable patients.

Supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

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