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Dietary fat and carbohydrate modulate the effect of the ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) R230C variant on metabolic risk parameters in premenopausal women from the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study
Association of Serum Adiponectin Levels with Artherosclerosis and the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Children
Adiponectin Regulates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C Expression in Macrophages via Syk-ERK Pathway
The Role of Ezetimibe in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the success of treatment of CVD with statin therapy, a number of patients remain at high risk for CVD. Ezetimibe is a non-statin agent that inhibits intestinal cholesterol absorption, leading to reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). A number of clinical studies evaluating the use of ezetimibe therapy have resulted in discordant data regarding its safety and efficacy. In this review, we discuss the findings from these studies as well as potential indications for the use of ezetimibe for LDL-C lowering and cardiovascular event reduction