Hyperlipidemia is a high level of lipids (fats) in your blood. These lipids include cholesterol or triglycerides. Lipids are made by your body. They also come from the foods you eat. Your body needs lipids to work properly, but high levels increase your risk for heart disease, heart attack...
NEXLIZET is used, with or without other cholesterol-lowering medicines, to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or bad cholesterol) in adults with high blood cholesterol levels called primary hyperlipidemia, including a type of high cholesterol called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). ...
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Livalo is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with primary hyperlipidemia and adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Common side effects of Livalo include muscle pain, bac...
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Anemia is also known as an iron deficiency condition because iron is necessary for the production of hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that aids in the transport of oxygen throughout the body. There are about 400 different kinds of anemia, which are caused by blood loss, a ...
First identified in 2003 in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, PCSK9's gain-of-function mutations were associated with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and early death due to coronary artery disease (CAD). 2 years later, loss-of-function mutations in PCSK9 ...
For dinner, try brown rice or quinoa instead of potatoes or pasta. How to Reduce Triglycerides: Eat the Right Kinds of Fat Believe it or not, the right kind of fat is good for you. It’s those unhealthy fats you want to avoid to keep your triglyceride levels low. ...
It reduces plasma TG, LDLc and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDLc) levels, augmenting the clearance of TG-rich lipoproteins. In 2021, evinacumab was approved by the FDA for treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [12,93]. An intensive therapy based on evinacumab, ...
5-Lipoxygenase deficiency reduces hepatic inflammation and tumor necrosis factor α-induced hepatocyte damage in hyperlipidemia-prone apoe-null mice. Hepatology 2010, 51, 817–827. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Birringer, M.; Lington, D.; Vertuani, S.; Manfredini, S.; Scharlau, D.;...