Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 6, No. 1

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January 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages 3-4)
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Review Article

Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other lipids: A review
January 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages 5-18)
Terry A. Jacobson, Sara B. Glickstein, Jonathan D. Rowe, Paresh N. Soni

Original Articles

Evaluation of the incidence and risk factors for development of fenofibrate-associated nephrotoxicity
January 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages 19-26)
Rebecca L. Attridge, William D. Linn, Laurajo Ryan, Jim Koeller, Christopher R. Frei

From the Editor March/April 2012 Issue
30 January 2012
W. Virgil Brown
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Compared with traditional lipid parameters, non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol was associated with albuminuria more closely in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients with normal renal function
30 January 2012
Jiemin Pan, Fei Gao, Yuqian Bao, Lei Zhang, Yinfang Tu, Weiping Jia
Abstract: Background: Urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) is a remarkable index reflecting the progression of kidney disease in diabetic subjects. The linkage between UAER and lipid metabolism is st...
Novel missense variants in LCAT and APOB genes in an Italian kindred with familial LCAT deficiency and hypobetalipoproteinemia
30 January 2012
Paola Conca, Silvana Pileggi, Sara Simonelli, Emanuela Boer, Giuliano Boscutti, Lucia Magnolo, Patrizia Tarugi, Silvana Penco, Guido Franceschini, Laura Calabresi, Monica Gomaraschi
Abstract: Background: Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is responsible for cholesterol esterification in plasma. Mutations of LCAT gene cause familial LCAT deficiency, a metabolic disorder c...
Significant reduction of elevated serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations during levo-thyroxine replacement therapy in a hypothyroid patient
30 January 2012
Toshio Murase, Sadao Arimoto, Minoru Okubo, Shinichi Morinaga
Abstract: A number of previous studies have reported the effect of the thyroid status on the changes of the serum lipids, whereas on serum Lp(a) concentrations have been limited and the results are co...
Plasma exchange for severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis in an orthotopic heart transplantation recipient
24 January 2012
Danesh K. Kella, Sana Shoukat, Laurence Sperling
Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a well-known cause of pancreatitis. The most popular theory explaining HTG-induced pancreatitis involves the release of free fatty acids from triglycerides (TGs) by pancr...

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Screening, diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult patients: Clinical guidance from the National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia
May 2011 (Vol. 5 | No. 3 | Pages 133-140)
Anne C. Goldberg, Paul N. Hopkins, Peter P. Toth, Christie M. Ballantyne, Daniel J. Rader, Jennifer G. Robinson, Stephen R. Daniels, Samuel S. Gidding, Sarah D. de Ferranti, Matthew K. Ito, Mary P. McGowan, Patrick M. Moriarty, William C. Cromwell, Joyce L. Ross, Paul E. Ziajka
Clinical utility of inflammatory markers and advanced lipoprotein testing: Advice from an expert panel of lipid specialists
September 2011 (Vol. 5 | No. 5 | Pages 338-367)
Michael H. Davidson, Christie M. Ballantyne, Terry A. Jacobson, Vera A. Bittner, Lynne T. Braun, Alan S. Brown, W.Virgil Brown, William C. Cromwell, Ronald B. Goldberg, James M. McKenney, Alan T. Remaley, Allan D. Sniderman, Peter P. Toth, Sotirios Tsimikas, Paul E. Ziajka, Kevin C. Maki, Mary R. Dicklin
The surprising AIM-HIGH results are not surprising when viewed through a particle lens
September 2011 (Vol. 5 | No. 5 | Pages 368-370)
James D. Otvos
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Using omega-3 fatty acids in the practice of clinical lipidology†
November 2011 (Vol. 5 | No. 6 | Pages 424-433)
W. Virgil Brown, Harold Bays, William Harris, Michael Miller
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Search and rescue for hypotheses surviving AIM-HIGH, the niacin therapy earthquake
11 November 2011
Eliot A. Brinton

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