1. The nuances of atherogenic dyslipidemia in diabetes: focus on triglycerides and current management strategies.
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Manoria PC, Chopra HK, Parashar SK, Dutta AL, Pinto B, Mullasari A, and Prajapati S
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- Atherosclerosis drug therapy, Atherosclerosis prevention & control, Comorbidity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Diabetic Angiopathies diagnosis, Diabetic Angiopathies drug therapy, Diabetic Angiopathies epidemiology, Dyslipidemias blood, Dyslipidemias epidemiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Niacin therapeutic use, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Triglycerides blood, Atherosclerosis epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Disease Management, Dyslipidemias drug therapy, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use
- Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a pandemic disease and an important cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. The atherogenic dyslipidemia in diabetes (ADD) is characterized by high serum triglycerides, high small dense LDL levels, low HDL levels and postprandial lipemia. Insulin resistance is a primary cause for ADD. Though statins are highly effective for CVD prevention in DM but a significant residual CV risk remains even after optimal statin therapy. Fibrates, niacin and omega-3 fatty acids are used in addition to statin for treatment of ADD (specifically hypertriglyceridemia). All these drugs have some limitations and they are far from being ideal companions of statins. Many newer drugs are in pipeline for management of ADD. Dual PPAR α/γ agonists are in most advanced stage of clinical development and they have a rational approach as they control blood glucose levels (by reducing insulin resistance, a primary factor for ADD) in addition to modulating ADD. Availability of dual PPAR α/γ agnosits and other drugs for ADD management may improve CV outcomes and decrease morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients in future., (Copyright © 2013 Cardiological Society of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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