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ReviewThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2021

Egyptian practical guidance in lipid management 2020.

Hesham Salah El Din Taha, Hala Mahfouz Badran, Hossam Kandil, Nabil Farag, Abbas Oraby, Magdy El Sharkawy, Khaled Shokry, Fouad Fawzy, Hossam Mahrous, Juliette Bahgat and 2 more

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Review in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. 2025 Egyptian guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026
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  8. Egyptian practical guidance in hypertriglyceridemia management 2021.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hesham Salah El Din TahaDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt. heshsalt@yahoo.com.
Hala Mahfouz BadranMenoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, Egypt.
Hossam KandilDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Nabil FaragAin-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abbas OrabySuez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Magdy El SharkawyAin-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Khaled ShokryMilitary Forces, Cairo, Egypt.
Fouad FawzyDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Hossam MahrousDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Juliette BahgatDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Mina SamyDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Mirna Mamdouh ShakerDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 27 Nafezet Sheem El Shafae St Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous epidemiological investigations and randomized clinical studies have determined that dyslipidemia is a major contributor to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Consequently, the management of serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels has become a central objective in the effort to prevent cardiovascular events. MAIN BODY: Many guidelines were issued by different organizations and societies to define patient risk and establish important recommendations for management strategies. Newer cholesterol-lowering agents (non-statin drugs) are described, and their use is directed primarily to secondary prevention in patients at very high risk of new ASCVD.

conclusionThe present guidance summarizes the current methods for risk estimation and outlines the most recent data on lipid management in a simple user-friendly format, to improve physician awareness and help implement guidelines in the daily practice.

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseDyslipidemiaPractical guidance

Identifiers

PMID33620601
PMCPMC7902744

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