PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Taskinen, Marja-Riitta
TI  - Lipid Controversies: Beyond Statin Therapy and LDL
DP  - 2011 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 29--30
VI  - 11
IP  - 10
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/10/29.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/10/29.full
AB  - This article discusses whether pharmacotherapy improves outcomes in patients with elevated triglycerides (TG) and normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Limited data exist on the benefits of TG-lowering drugs on top of statins in high-risk patients.