Journal article
The role of lipid-lowering therapy in preventing coronary heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.), v 31(6)
Jun 2008
PMID: 17847038
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Abstract
Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death among diabetic patients. The increased risk of coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes is due, in part, to lipid abnormalities often present in the diabetic patient. Diabetic dyslipidemia is characterized by elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and an increased preponderance of small, dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) particles. Current guidelines for the prevention of coronary heart disease in diabetic patients identify elevated LDL-C as the primary target of lipid-lowering therapy, and recommend statins as the first-line treatment for diabetic dyslipidemia. This review evaluates the large statin trials that have included diabetic patients, and discusses the role of combination therapy in managing dyslipidemia in diabetic patients.
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- Title
- The role of lipid-lowering therapy in preventing coronary heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
- Creators
- Dean G Karalis - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.), v 31(6)
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000256774600002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-46949099944
- Other Identifier
- 991019348822204721
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