Lipids in 21st Century: Treating Hyperlipidemia to Cut Cardiovascular Mortality

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  • Figure 1.

    Non–HDL-Cholesterol, CHD, and Ischemic Stroke.

    Follow-up 2.79 million per person years; CHD=coronary heart disease; HDL=high-density lipoprotein.Reprinted from JAMA 2004;292(20):2471. Di Angelantonio E. et al. Obesity an th risk of new onset atrial fibrillation; with permission from the American Medical Association.
  • Figure 2.

    The Safety of Achieving Low LDL-C Goals.

    ALT=alanine aminotransferase; CK=creatine kinase; LDL-C=low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NS=nonsignificant; ULN=upper limit of normal.Reprinted from J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46(8):1411. Wiviott SD et al. Can low density lipoprotein be too low? With permission from Elsevier.
  • The editors would like to thank the many members of the Caribbean Cardiac Society presenting faculty who generously gave their time to ensure the accuracy and quality of the articles in this publication.