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[Dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2001 Apr 21; Vol. 145 (16), pp. 769-74. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Patients with diabetes mellitus are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases. Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular complications in diabetes. Increased triglyceride and reduced HDL-cholesterol plasma concentrations are common features of dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes. The LDL particles are small and dense and have an increased atherogenity. Abnormalities in lipoprotein composition are observed in diabetes mellitus, especially in type 2. Post-hoc subgroup analyses of studies on the effect of lipid-lowering therapy on cardiovascular events suggest that treatment of dyslipidemia in diabetes may prevent cardiovascular complications. There are increasing indications that dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus deserves aggressive treatment and that lipid target levels should be very low.
- Subjects :
- Cardiovascular Diseases etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases mortality
Cholesterol, HDL blood
Cholesterol, LDL blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood
Humans
Hyperlipidemias blood
Hyperlipidemias complications
Hyperlipidemias diagnosis
Insulin Resistance
Netherlands
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
United States
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
Cholesterol blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications
Hyperlipidemias drug therapy
Hypolipidemic Agents therapeutic use
Triglycerides blood
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 0028-2162
- Volume :
- 145
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11346913