Cholesterol is measured with a simple blood test called a lipid panel or lipid profile ... such as those diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia or those have already had a heart attack ...

Currently available lipid ... acceptable safety profile. The ODYSSEY program studies alirocumab in the following patient populations: • patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia ...

Fibrates have the benefit of shifting the lipid profile toward a less atherogenic form. Combining a fibrate with a statin provides an additional 15–20% decrease in triglycerides and 5–20% ...

Wilemon—who had known since she was a teenager that she had extremely high cholesterol—was certain ... “By the time a person ...

The guidelines recommend the first lipid profile at the age of 18, or earlier with a positive family history of premature heart disease or familial hypercholesterolemia. The general population and ...

The purpose of this review is to summarize the current pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia ... benefit of shifting the lipid profile toward a less ...