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Researcher finds increased risk of cardiovascular disease in people with hereditary lipid disorders

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Tigist Wodaje from the Endocrinology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis, "Hereditary hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease: functional and epidemiological aspects," on 14 December, 2023. The main supervisor is Jonas Brink (MedH).

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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Dyslipidemia, characterized by an imbalance in lipids such as cholesterol, LDL-C, triglycerides, and HDL, can result from various factors, including diet, tobacco and alcohol use, a sedentary lifestyle, or genetic conditions like familial hypercholesterolemia.

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Creative Alliances in Cardiorenal Metabolic Management: A Game Changer (Part 1) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Cardiometabolic risk encompasses a complex spectrum of interrelated conditions, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

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FDA Approves Wegovy for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults with Known Heart Disease and Overweight or Obesity

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1 The most common adverse event leading to discontinuation was gastrointestinal disorders, occurring in 10% of patients in the Wegovy group and 2% in the placebo group. Between 1999 and 2020, obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled in the U.S., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. mg and 36.4%

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