The antiphospholipid syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

GJ Pons-Estel, L Andreoli, F Scanzi, R Cervera… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the
occurrence of venous and/or arterial thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity in the presence of …

Targeting inflammation to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a realistic clinical prospect?

P Welsh, G Grassia, S Botha, N Sattar… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Data from basic science experiments is overwhelmingly supportive of the causal role of
immune‐inflammatory response (s) at the core of atherosclerosis, and therefore, the …

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology guidelines for management of dyslipidemia and prevention of …

PS Jellinger, Y Handelsman, PD Rosenblit… - Endocrine Practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and American College of Endocrinology …

Cholesterol efflux capacity, high-density lipoprotein particle number, and incident cardiovascular events: an analysis from the JUPITER Trial (Justification for the Use …

AV Khera, OV Demler, SJ Adelman, HL Collins… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Recent failures of drugs that raised high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
levels to reduce cardiovascular events in clinical trials have led to increased interest in …

Effect of multi-strain probiotics (multi-strain microbial cell preparation) on glycemic control and other diabetes-related outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes: a …

S Firouzi, HA Majid, A Ismail, NA Kamaruddin… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Aim Evidence of a possible connection between gut microbiota and several physiological
processes linked to type 2 diabetes is increasing. However, the effect of multi-strain …

Vascular inflammation and low‐density lipoproteins: is cholesterol the link? A lesson from the clinical trials

AL Catapano, A Pirillo… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
For long time, the role of LDL and inflammation in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis have
been studied independently from each other and only more recently a common platform has …

Anti-inflammatory nanomedicine for cardiovascular disease

S Katsuki, T Matoba, J Koga, K Nakano… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Coronary artery disease, in the development of which inflammation mediated by innate
immune cells plays a critical role, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The 3 …

Residual risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in relation to reductions in very‐low‐density lipoproteins

PR Lawler, AO Akinkuolie, P Harada… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background It is uncertain whether pharmacological reductions in very‐low‐density
lipoproteins (VLDLs), and their component triglyceride and cholesterol could reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of metformin on C-reactive protein levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis

Y Chen, M Li, H Deng, S Wang, L Chen, N Li, D Xu… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The impact of the recommended first-line treatment with metformin on C-reactive protein
(CRP) levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is still controversial. We …

Bococizumab for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia

N Ferri, A Corsini, CR Sirtori… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains a well-established risk
factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). LDL-C levels are considered primary targets of …