PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hoyle, Brian
ED  - Preiss, David
TI  - Should We Worry about Raised Triglycerides?
DP  - 2013 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 29--29
VI  - 13
IP  - 17
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/17/29.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/17/29.full
AB  - This article discusses elevated triglycerides (TGs) and whether they pose a concern. The question becomes relevant when treating, for example, a type 2 diabetic patient at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with elevated TGs and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Lifestyle modifications including exercise, weight loss, diet, altered consumption of alcohol, and judicious and relevant medication use are sound. But the focus of treatment (CVD risk and/or pancreatitis risk and/or microvascular risk) is more problematic and contentious.