A tool to help patients visualize ASCVD risk and the potential impact of risk-lowering interventions
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Risk assessment is a fundamental step in the current approach to primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). When considerin...
Conclusions: We believe this visual tool can facilitate communication of ASCVD risk to patients, and improve patient understanding of risk and the potential impact of risklowering interventions, which we believe may help patients make more informed, empowered decisions that achieve greater risk reduction.
Association of Blood Heavy Metal Exposure with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Among White Adults: Evidence from NHANES 1999-2018 - PubMed
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are main public health concerns highly prevalent in industrialized societies where human health is threatened by a series of environmental pollutants, particularly heavy metal contaminants. We aimed...
Conclusions: According to our findings, non-Hispanic whites aged 40–79 years had a greater 10-year ASCVD risk as their blood lead and cadmium levels increased. Consequently, when establishing approaches for ASCVD prevention, blood heavy metals should be considered.
A stepwise approach to prescribing novel lipid-lowering medications
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Ischemic heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide and dyslipidemia is a major modifiable risk factor for developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)1. There is an enormous body of...
Relevance: The aim is to shift the paradigm for high-intensity statins from watch and wait to initial combination therapy for high-risk patients.
Update on Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Health - PubMed
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Twenty percent of deaths in the United States are secondary to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In patients with hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia, studies have shown high atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) event rates despite...
Relevance: A review and summary of the controversies surrounding Ω3FAs, some of the latest evidence-based findings, and the current and most updated recommendations on Ω3FAs are presented in this paper.
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature - PubMed
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Relevance: We present a case concerning a 71-year-old woman who presented with muscle fatigue for several weeks. Statin therapy was discontinued but symptoms did not resolve. Further workup led to a diagnosis of SINAM for which treatment with immunosuppressants was started.