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Geriatric Lipidology 
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David Nash
 
Group type: Public group
Founded: Feb 24, 2010
Members: 7
Group title: Geriatric Lipidology

A major change in global demographics is underway, and will intensify over the next generation, there is evidence for an aging population in almost all developed countries as well as those undergoing major developement. Health problems accompanying this change include Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frailty, and of course coronary heart disease.  Aging is a risk factor, which while not new, may represent new cholesterol in terms of research into its many manifestations and concerted efforts to improve its theraputic interventions, as well as its long term evolution in clinical medicine toward effective approaches.

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Cholesterol ester transfer protein and aging
Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) evolved, to modulat
1dnash
Mar 05, 2010 14:09
dnash
Mar 05, 2010 14:09
Statins in the elderly
There is defnintely a paucity of evidence regarding the effia
1jrobinson
Mar 04, 2010 12:21
jrobinson
Mar 04, 2010 12:21
A role for lipidology in geriatric medicine
A major change in global demographics is underway, and will i
1dnash
Feb 24, 2010 10:56
dnash
Feb 24, 2010 10:56