Dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes mellitus – rules of pharmacotherapy from the cardiologist point of view Review article

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Marcin Wełnicki
Marek Kuch

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Dyslipidemia is one of the most common risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in patients with diabetes mellitus. In those patients low HDL and very high triglycerides concentrations are common findings. As far as LDL concentration is concern it may by not elevated, but this lipoproteins are changed. It is so called atherogenic dyslipidemia. Statin should be given to every patient with diabetes, in practice however even high doses of strong statins fail to reduce LDL to therapeutic level. Therefore in some patients polypharmacotherapy of dyslipidemia should be taken into consideration.

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Wełnicki , M., & Kuch , M. (2011). Dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes mellitus – rules of pharmacotherapy from the cardiologist point of view. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 4(3(12), 54-58. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/jebm/article/view/2521
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