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ArticleEndocrine reviews2022

A Modern Approach to Dyslipidemia.

Amanda J Berberich, Robert A Hegele

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Article in Endocrine reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 230 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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230citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

230 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 418 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda J BerberichDepartment of Medicine; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.
Robert A HegeleDepartment of Medicine; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.ORCID 0000-0003-2861-5325
Western University · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid disorders involving derangements in serum cholesterol, triglycerides, or both are commonly encountered in clinical practice and often have implications for cardiovascular risk and overall health. Recent advances in knowledge, recommendations, and treatment options have necessitated an updated approach to these disorders. Older classification schemes have outlived their usefulness, yielding to an approach based on the primary lipid disturbance identified on a routine lipid panel as a practical starting point. Although monogenic dyslipidemias exist and are important to identify, most individuals with lipid disorders have polygenic predisposition, often in the context of secondary factors such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. With regard to cardiovascular disease, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is essentially causal, and clinical practice guidelines worldwide have recommended treatment thresholds and targets for this variable. Furthermore, recent studies have established elevated triglycerides as a cardiovascular risk factor, whereas depressed high-density lipoprotein cholesterol now appears less contributory than was previously believed. An updated approach to diagnosis and risk assessment may include measurement of secondary lipid variables such as apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein(a), together with selective use of genetic testing to diagnose rare monogenic dyslipidemias such as familial hypercholesterolemia or familial chylomicronemia syndrome. The ongoing development of new agents-especially antisense RNA and monoclonal antibodies-targeting dyslipidemias will provide additional management options, which in turn motivates discussion on how best to incorporate them into current treatment algorithms.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DyslipidemiasCholesterolHumansRisk FactorsTriglyceridesCholesterolTriglyceridesatherosclerosischolesterolcombined hyperlipidemiadyslipidemialipoprotein(a)triglycerides

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PMID34676866
PMCPMC9277652
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