Want to lower LDL Cholesterol further, add Evolocumab & PCSK9 Inhibitors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTPatients who need additional lowering of low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol (LDL‐C) despite statin therapy may benefit from additional lipid‐lowering...
Evolocumab approved to Prevent Heart Attack And Stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Evolocumab as the first PCSK9 inhibitor to prevent heart attacks, strokes and coronary...
PCSK9 inhibitors do not increase short-term risk of type 2 diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2017 8:00 PM IST PCSK9 inhibitors do not increase short-term risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a meta-analysis in more than 68 000 patients presented at ESC...
How rational is LDL goal of Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTMost international guidelines presently recommend a target non-HDL-C <130 mg/dl and LDL-C <100 mg/dl for the general population without CVD or...
Medical Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTFamilial Hypercholesterolemia(FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder thereby meaning that each first-degree relative has a 50% of inheriting...
Win for PCSK9 inhibitors - Alirocumab ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTResidual risk of an acute coronary event in a patient of known coronary artery disease remains high despite maximum evidence base preventive therapy....
Is very low LDL-Cholesterol level safe- Check it out Hina Zahid8 Jan 2019 8:28 PM ISTLow-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and there is sufficient evidence that supports a linear...
Controlling High LDL- Cholesterol: Understanding role of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Dyslipidemia Management-Dr Jamshed J Dalal Deepanjana Sarkar15 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTDyslipidemia is an elevation of plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, or both, or a low HDL cholesterol level that contributes to the development of...
Statins under-prescribed for lowering LDL C and ASCVD risk, finds Canadian study Hina Zahid17 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins are under-prescribed for lowering Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol(LDL C) and ASCVD risk, finds a Canadian study. A large retrospective...
Study summarises strategies to lower LDL cholesterol to reduce CVD risk in stroke patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTGreece: A recent study published in the International Journal of Stroke summarizes the latest trends of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...
NO Lower Limit- Follow " the lower the better" Strategy for managing LDL Cholesterol: ESC Guidelines Hina Zahid1 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTParis: There is no lower limit of LDL cholesterol that is known to be unsafe and hence the lower the LDL cholesterol the better, were the key...
Understanding ESC Guidelines 2019 on Diabetes In Indian Scenario with Dr Upendra Kaul Deepanjana Sarkar6 Sept 2019 7:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The recently held European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress 2019, saw a lot of practice-changing recommendations being made in the...
