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Lipid Management In Patients With Endocrine Disorders: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline., Connie B Newman, Michael J Blaha, Jeffrey B. Boord, Bertrand Cariou, Alan Chait, Henry G Fein, Henry N Ginsberg, Ira J Goldberg, M Hassan Murad, Savitha Subramanian, Lisa R Tannock
Lipid Management In Patients With Endocrine Disorders: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline., Connie B Newman, Michael J Blaha, Jeffrey B. Boord, Bertrand Cariou, Alan Chait, Henry G Fein, Henry N Ginsberg, Ira J Goldberg, M Hassan Murad, Savitha Subramanian, Lisa R Tannock
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OBJECTIVE: This guideline will provide the practicing endocrinologist with an approach to the assessment and treatment of dyslipidemia in patients with endocrine diseases, with the objective of preventing cardiovascular (CV) events and triglyceride-induced pancreatitis. The guideline reviews data on dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in patients with endocrine disorders and discusses the evidence for the correction of dyslipidemia by treatment of the endocrine disease. The guideline also addresses whether treatment of the endocrine disease reduces ASCVD risk.
CONCLUSION: This guideline focuses on lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities associated with endocrine diseases, including diabetes mellitus, and whether treatment of the …