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Introduction Studies in cholesterol-fed rabbits showed that anti-proliferative chemotherapeutic agents such as paclitaxel associated with solid lipid nanoparticles (LDE) have marked anti-atherosclerotic effects. Analysis of inflammatory biomarkers and coronary CTA was also performed at baseline and 4 weeks after treatment.
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Atherosclerotic coronaryarterydisease (CAD) is the causal pathological process driving most major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) worldwide. For many disease areas, nearly a half of drugs are approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration based on beneficial effects on surrogate endpoints.
Low HDL Cholesterol. Even having one of the metabolic syndrome factors increases the risk of dying from heart disease by 73% 4. Having 3 of them while also having type 2 diabetes and existing coronaryarterydisease increases the risk of dying from heart disease by almost 8 fold. High Blood Pressure.
I do apologise for being direct, but this issue is one of the most frequent barriers I encounter to initiating cholesterol-lowering therapy. At the exact same time, cholesterol concentrations are also at their lowest. At the exact same time, cholesterol concentrations are also at their lowest. Let’s break this down.
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Albumin, B12, total bilirubin, cholesterol, CRP, ferritin, iron, folate, hbA1c, HDL, LDL, hemoglobin, MCV, INR, ALT, triglycerides, and vitamin D were abstracted from health records. Future biomarker studies are needed to better understand this relationship. 7.34) and lobar (OR 3.15, 95% CI 1.67-5.94) 5.94) groups.
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