OBJECTIVE—The Treating to New Targets study showed that intensive lipid-lowering therapy
with atorvastatin 80 mg/day provides significant clinical benefit beyond that afforded by …

The importance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the development of atherosclerosis
has long been recognized, and LDL cholesterol remains the primary target of therapy …

OBJECTIVE—To identify a reliable yet simple indirect method for detection of insulin
resistance (IR). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 65 subjects (44 men and 21 …

Background Despite the prognostic value of metabolic syndrome for predicting cardiovascular
events, few trials have investigated the effects of statin therapy on cardiovascular …

Background: Our objective was to investigate the relationship between abdominal obesity (AO),
as measured by waist circumference (WC), insulin resistance (IR), and components of …

AIM: To assess the prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Metabolic Syndrome (MS)
in patients treated with antipsychotics. METHODS: Retrospective, cross-sectional, …

The impact of increased serum concentrations of plant sterols on cardiovascular risk is unclear.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate whether there …

Abstract Treatment with statins has transformed primary and secondary prevention of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), including thrombotic stroke. Evidence-based data demonstrate the …

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical, laboratory, lifestyle, and sociodemographic parameters
and cardiac risk in antipsychotic-treated patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MS). …

Introduction and objectives Di@bet.es is a national study designed to estimate the prevalence
of diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular risk factors in the Spanish adult population. …