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Management of dyslipidemia in the elderly population

Author(s) -

Freij Gobal,

Jawahar L. Mehta

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1753-9455

pISSN - 1753-9447

DOI - 10.1177/1753944710385048

Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , coronary heart disease , population ageing , disease , population , cause of death , pathogenesis , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , gerontology , environmental health , biology

The elderly population is increasing worldwide. Despite a major decrease in deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD), this malady remains the major cause of death in elderly men and women. In this paper, we review the role of dyslipidemia as a major known risk factor in the pathogenesis of CHD, age-related changes in lipoprotein metabolism, and differences in changes in lipids that occur in men and women during aging. Next we provide an overview of the available studies and recommendations from ATP III. Finally, we comment on the screening and management, cost and side effects of therapy as it applies to an aging population.

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