title: New trends in lipid management: eight cases to consider.
abstract: Eight case histories with differing clinical presentations and lipid abnormalities are presented to illustrate new trends in lipid management. Issues discussed include the use of coronary artery calcium scores to assess coronary heart disease risk for individuals who are asymptomatic, lower LDL-cholesterol goals, new lipid measurements that may be clinically helpful in patient management, and the use of combined lipid-altering agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Community and Preventive Medicine, Box 1014, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids