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A new class of cholesterol medication could sharply cut low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients who don't fare well on statins

PCSK9 Inhibitors Cut LDL Cholesterol, CVD Risk

If approved, medications could be used by patients who don't respond to statins
Hydroxychloroquine appears to be associated with lower risk of hyperlipidemia in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce Hyperlipidemia Risk in Early RA

Reduced risk of hyperlipidemia with hydroxychloroquine versus other DMARDs
Visit-to-visit variability in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol can independently predict cardiovascular events in individuals with coronary artery disease

Visit-to-Visit LDL-C Variability Predicts Cardiac Event Risk

Variability predicts increased risk in patients with coronary artery disease, independent of LDL-C levels
Health coaching by medical assistants can help improve hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control

In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health

Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
Evolocumab and alirocumab

ACC: PCSK9 Inhibitors Reduce LDL Cholesterol in Long Term

Two studies show reductions in LDL cholesterol with evolocumab and alirocumab
People at age 55 who've lived with 11 to 20 years of high cholesterol show double the risk of coronary heart disease compared to people who age with only one to 10 years of high cholesterol

Duration of Hyperlipidemia in 30s/40s Impacts CHD Risk

Researchers compare extended exposure to high cholesterol to "pack years" in smoking
About one in five children and adolescents had adverse lipid concentrations

Dyslipidemia, High BP Prevalent Among U.S. Youth

About one in five had dyslipidemia; one in ten had high or borderline BP in 2011 to 2012