All lipidologists treating or advising women need to read this superb document regarding the use of all hormonal therapies: estrogen, progetogens, SERMS, tibilone.
The entire statement can be found at http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/jc-2009-2509v1.pdf
Friends and Lipidaholics: I have made three postings today - Go over to Lipidaholics Group to see Case #261 and decide if your very high risk patient had an LDL-C < 40 mg/dL if you would reduce the potent statin dose. At the Lipid Geeks Group there is a cute little diissertation on fatty acids and my comments on the newest statin: pitavastatin (Livalo).
I'd love comments on all!
Happy Lipiding, Tom D
Please go over to the Lipid Geeks group under Groups URL and see my comments on a very inetersting case entitled "A case report of a diabetic woman with very low HDL-C." You will learn something about HDL mapping but you will not miss the forest through the trees.
Tom D
I got a tweet from a world famous lipidologist that I want to share:
"So, if particles = disease, but lipids no = particles, why the surprise that lipids no = disease?
Think about it!
How would you answer if asked how much do TG typically raise during pregnancy in normal women? The answer is 200-400%. How would you council a woman with serious TG elevations who wanted to be come pregnant? Go over to the Groups page, click on the Lipidaholics Group and read case 256. I's appreciate any comments.
Tom Dayspring
