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Actualites therapeutiques en lipidologie.
Scheen, André; Radermecker, Régis; De Flines, Jenny et al.
2007In Revue Médicale de Liège, 62 (5-6), p. 324-8
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Keywords :
Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology/prevention & control; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Hypercholesterolemia/complications/drug therapy
Abstract :
[en] Clinical lipidology has gained its recognition with the publication of numerous clinical trials since the 4S study in 1994. Since that time statins have fully confirmed their promises and play now a crucial role in the battle against cardiovascular diseases. The last decade has been dominated by two demonstrations that apparently are discordant: (1) the lower the cholesterol level with the pharmacological intervention, the lower the risk of cardiovascular complications, arguing for the use of very efficacious cholesterol-lowering therapies; and (2) the cardiovascular protection provided by statins is present whatever the baseline cholesterol level, supporting the concept of pleiotropic effects of statins. As a consequence, statin treatment should be prescribed and intensified according to the high individual cardiovascular risk rather than because of the cholesterol level stricto sensu. Statin therapy should be completed by the addition of ezetimibe when LDL cholesterol level remains above target values or by the addition of fenofibrate when triglyceride levels are high and/or HDL cholesterol level is low. New pharmacological approaches aiming at further improving lipid profile, especially by targeting low HDL cholesterol levels, are currently in clinical development.
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Scheen, André  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Diabétologie, nutrition et maladie métaboliques - Médecine interne générale
Radermecker, Régis ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Diabétologie,nutrition, maladies métaboliques
De Flines, Jenny ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Diabétologie,nutrition, maladies métaboliques
Ducobu, J.
Language :
French
Title :
Actualites therapeutiques en lipidologie.
Alternative titles :
[en] Recent treatment perspectives in lipidology
Publication date :
2007
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Special issue title :
Actualites therapeutiques
Volume :
62
Issue :
5-6
Pages :
324-8
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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