Approach to patients with hypertriglyceridemia.
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab
; 37(3): 101659, 2023 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35459627
ABSTRACT
Elevated triglyceride levels increase the risk of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and severely elevated triglyceride levels also increase the risk of triglyceride-induced pancreatitis. Although substantially reducing triglyceride levels will prevent pancreatitis, whether lowering triglycerides per se will reduce CVD risk is unclear. In this review, we outline several principles that will help in deciding who and how to treat patients with elevated triglyceride levels in order to prevent both ASCVD and pancreatitis. Using these principles will help in making decisions regarding the treatment of elevated triglyceride levels.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Hypertriglyceridemia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article