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ReviewJournal of lipids2021

Current Management Guidelines on Hyperlipidemia: The Silent Killer.

Lilly Su, Rea Mittal, Devyani Ramgobin, Rahul Jain, Rohit Jain

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of lipids, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lilly SuSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-5646
Rea MittalSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5083-5864
Devyani RamgobinTouro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-7880
Rahul JainIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Rohit JainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Indiana University School of MedicinePenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USTouro College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the high incidence of cardiovascular events in the United States, strict control of modifiable risk factors is important. Pharmacotherapy is helpful in maintaining control of modifiable risk factors such as elevated lipids or hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia can lead to atherosclerotic disease which may increase the risk of acute coronary events. Statin therapy has long been a mainstay in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, but while highly regarded, statin therapy also has side effects that may lead to patient noncompliance. Therefore, various medicines are being developed to manage hypercholesterolemia. This paper will discuss the role that lipids play in the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic disease, review the current lipid management guidelines, and discuss new treatment options that are alternatives to statin therapy.

Identifiers

PMID34394993
PMCPMC8363437
OpenAlexW3192118072

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