1st Edition

Case Studies in Lipid Management

Edited By D. John Betteridge Copyright 2006

    John Betteridge, Professor of Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital in London is one of the world's leading lipidologists and diabetologists.

    Professor Betteridge has bought together a definitive collection of 35 study cases written by opinion leaders in the field of lipid management. Each case is a highly informative study based on each contributor's own personal experiences within the discipline of l ipids. 'Case Studies in Lipid Management' presents topics of current interest ranging from diet to the latest pharmaceutical therapies.

    It will provide a practically and useful resource for common clinical situations and is an essential text for practitioners in the field and those in related professions.

    Multiple Risk Factors 1. Moderate-Risk Patient with Hypercholesterolemia: A Pharmacy (P) Model for Decreasing LDL-Cholesterol to Reduce Coronary Heart Diease Risk Penny M. Kris-Etherton & Thomas A. Pearson 2. Targeting Multiple Lipid Risk Factors with Combination Lipid Lowering Therapy to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk : A Case Report Dean G. Karalis 3. A Lady with Multiple Risk Factors for CHD Madhu Singh & David Nash Patients with Coronary Heart Disease 4. Cardiac Heart Disease in a Premenopausal Woman Graham Jackson 5. A Patient with Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease Mikko Syvanne 6. Lipid-Modifying Therapy in a Person with Diabetes and an Acute Coronary Syndrome Andrew M Tonkin & Lei Chen Severe Dyslipidaemias 7. A Patient with the Clinical Phenotype of Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia Anton F H Stalenhoef 8. A case of Successful Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Anders G Olsson 9. LDL Apheresis Therapy During Pregnancy: A Case Report Linda C Hemphill 10. A Case of Xanthomatous Neuropathy Gilbert Thompson 11. Unusually Severe Dominant Hypercholesterolaemia Rossi Naoumova 12. A Case of Extreme Triglyceridemia Richard L Dunbar 13. A Patient with Acute Severe Abdominal Pain and Generalized Eruptive Xanthomata Haralampos J. Milionis & Moses S. Elisaf 14. Severe Hypertriglyceridaemia Due to Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency in Pregnancy John R Burnett & Gerald F Watts Combined Hyperlipidaemia 15. Managing Combined Hyperlipoproteinaemia in a Man with the Metabolic Syndrome Paul Nestel 16. Lipid Therapy for Dyslipidemia in the Presence of the Metabolic Syndrome Sander J Robins 17. Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia: The case of Trigycerides Ton Rabelink & Manuel Castro Cabezas 18. Management of Combined Hyperlipidaemia: A Case Study Phillip Barter 19. Fat in the Liver: A Feature of Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis Mueller-Wieland 20. Mixed Lipaemia with Striking Physical Signs John Betteridge 21. A Case for Measuring Apoprotein B John Betteridge Secondary Dyslipidamia 22. A Hyperscholesterolemic patient with Hypothyroidism and Something Else Rafael Carmena 23. Dry Skin and Cardiovascular Health Ioanna Gouni-Berthold & Wilhelm Krone 24. Ethanol Induced Combined Hyperlipidemia Juhani Kahri & Marja Riitta-Taskinen 25. A Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Kathryn CB Tan 26. A Modicum of Suspicion: Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Dyslipidemia Merlin C. Thomas & Per-Henrik Groop 27. A Patient with Acute Renale Failure after Coronary Angiography Evangelos A Zacharis & Emmanuel Ganotakis 28. A Post-menopausel Woman with Marked Hypertriglyceridemia Savitha Subramanian & Alan Chait Therapeutic Issues 29. Combination Therapy of Hyperlipidemia Henry N. Ginsberg 30. Use of Combination Therapy in a Patient with Complex Dyslipidemia Peter Toth & Michael Davdison 31. Triple Therapy in the Treatment of Hyperlipidaemia Anthony & Wierzbicki 32. Grasping the Nettle: The Impact of Lifestyle Change in Metabolic Syndrome John Betteridge 33. A Patient with Dyslipidaemia, Coronary Heart Disease and a History of Statin Intolerance Evagelos N. Liberopoulos & Dimitri P. Mikhailidis 34. Statin Intolerance in a Patient Following a Kidney Transplant John Betteridge

    Biography

    D. John Betteridge