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Influence of Elevated Serum Lipoprotein(a) on Carotid Artery Plaque Ulceration in Patients Considered for Carotid Revascularization. 血清脂蛋白(a)升高对考虑行颈动脉血运重建术患者颈动脉斑块溃疡的影响
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65710
Kyohei Fujita, Yuki Kinoshita, Hirotaka Sagawa, Kim Bongguk, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hikaru Wakabayashi, Mariko Ishikawa, Shoko Fujii, Satoru Takahashi, Sakyo Hirai, Kazutaka Sumita
{"title":"Influence of Elevated Serum Lipoprotein(a) on Carotid Artery Plaque Ulceration in Patients Considered for Carotid Revascularization.","authors":"Kyohei Fujita, Yuki Kinoshita, Hirotaka Sagawa, Kim Bongguk, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hikaru Wakabayashi, Mariko Ishikawa, Shoko Fujii, Satoru Takahashi, Sakyo Hirai, Kazutaka Sumita","doi":"10.5551/jat.65710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>We aimed to evaluate the effect of serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels on carotid artery ulceration using digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which is the gold standard for assessing atherosclerotic plaque surface morphology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Of the consecutive cerebrovascular patients prospectively collected serum Lp(a) levels from June 2021 to October 2024 admitted to our institution, patients with carotid artery stenosis were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were collected within three months of admission. Based on common carotid angiography and 3D rotational angiography to confirm the morphology of stenotic lesions, patients were dichotomized according to the presence or absence of carotid artery ulceration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 439 cerebrovascular patients, 94 with carotid artery stenosis were analyzed (18 females, median 75 [interquartile range, 71-81] years) and carotid artery ulceration was confirmed in 38 (40.0 %) patients. Patients with carotid artery ulceration showed a higher proportion of dyslipidemia (94.7% versus 75.0%; p = 0.013), and higher L(a) levels (28 [11-56] vs 10 [5-25] mg/dL, p = 0.007) than those without. Multivariable logistic analysis adjusted for other atherosclerotic risk factors showed a significant association between higher Lp(a) levels and carotid artery ulceration (odds ratio per 10 mg/dL increase, 1.21; 95%CI, 1.02-1.43; p = 0.026). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that Lp(a) ≥ 26 mg/dL was the threshold to predict the presence of carotid artery ulceration (area under the curve = 0.67; sensitivity, 52.6%; specificity, 78.6%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with carotid artery stenosis who may be considered candidates for surgical treatment, elevated Lp(a) levels were associated with carotid artery ulceration.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144794538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association between Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. 急性冠脉综合征患者心外膜脂肪组织体积与左心室射血分数变化的关系
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65820
Ken Harada, Masataka Kato, Satoshi Terashima, Shinichiro Takeda, Shun Matsunaga, Takashi Kataoka, Kazuhiro Harada, Tomoyuki Nagao, Norihiro Shinoda, Nobuyuki Marui, Toyoaki Murohara
{"title":"Association between Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.","authors":"Ken Harada, Masataka Kato, Satoshi Terashima, Shinichiro Takeda, Shun Matsunaga, Takashi Kataoka, Kazuhiro Harada, Tomoyuki Nagao, Norihiro Shinoda, Nobuyuki Marui, Toyoaki Murohara","doi":"10.5551/jat.65820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65820","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Although previous studies have shown that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is increased in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), its correlation with left ventricular (LV) remodeling and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) after ACS remains unknown. This study evaluated the association between the EAT volume and temporal LVEF changes in patients with ACS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cohort study included 197 patients hospitalized for ACS. Among them, 143 (86 males, 67±12 years) underwent follow-up. Echocardiography was performed for three years. The patients were divided into three groups according to their LVEF: heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF), heart failure with mildly reduced EF (HFmrEF), and heart failure with preserved EF (HFpEF).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no association between the EAT volume at the onset of ACS and the difference in LVEF during follow-up (β = -0.08, p = 0.42). Peak creatine phosphokinase levels during ACS were most strongly correlated with the chronic-phase LVEF (r = -0.51, p<0.01). Patients with HFrEF had the highest EAT volume (HFrEF: 134±38 mL; HFmrEF: 102±35 mL; HFpEF: 120±51mL; p = 0.04). Among patients with chronic HFmrEF and HFpEF, but not HFrEF, EAT volume was positively correlated with body mass index (r = 0.37, p = 0.03, and r = 0.45, p<0.01, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>EAT volume was not associated with LVEF changes at 3 years after ACS. However, patients with chronic HFrEF had a significantly higher EAT volume despite not being obese.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144794537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children and its Cost-Effectiveness. 儿童家族性高胆固醇血症筛查及其成本-效果。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.5551/jat.ED285
Keiko Nagahara
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Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Deficiency and Hyperalphalipoproteinemia. 胆固醇酯转移蛋白缺乏和高脂蛋白血症。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.5551/jat.RV22037
Akihiro Inazu
{"title":"Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Deficiency and Hyperalphalipoproteinemia.","authors":"Akihiro Inazu","doi":"10.5551/jat.RV22037","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.RV22037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) deficiency and lipoprotein phenotypes with CETP inhibitors were compared. The effects on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and the recently suggested retinal disease of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) were summarized and discussed in relation to CETP deficiency and extremely increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels (>100 mg/dL). In CETP truncated variants leading to reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, ASCVD risk was decreased in heterozygotes. ASCVD prevalence did not increase in homozygotes with CETP deficiency. However, the association between ASCVD and ARMD risks in cases of very high HDL cholesterol level found in multifactorial hyperalphalipoproteinemia needs to be clarified on an etiological basis. The hurdles facing the development of CETP inhibitors are summarized, including a new result for obicetrapib.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"911-923"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12328723/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter in Japan: The Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study. 在日本,与长期接触细颗粒物相关的全因和特定原因死亡率:茨城县健康研究。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65424
Takehiro Michikawa, Yuji Nishiwaki, Keiko Asakura, Tomonori Okamura, Toru Takebayashi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Ai Milojevic, Mihoko Minami, Masataka Taguri, Ayano Takeuchi, Kayo Ueda, Toshimi Sairenchi, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyasu Iso, Fujiko Irie, Hiroshi Nitta
{"title":"All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter in Japan: The Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study.","authors":"Takehiro Michikawa, Yuji Nishiwaki, Keiko Asakura, Tomonori Okamura, Toru Takebayashi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Ai Milojevic, Mihoko Minami, Masataka Taguri, Ayano Takeuchi, Kayo Ueda, Toshimi Sairenchi, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyasu Iso, Fujiko Irie, Hiroshi Nitta","doi":"10.5551/jat.65424","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) is causally associated with mortality and cardiovascular disease. However, in terms of cardiovascular cause-specific outcomes, there are fewer studies about stroke than about coronary heart disease, particularly in Asia. Furthermore, there remains uncertainty regarding the PM<sub>2.5</sub>-respiratory disease association. We examined whether long-term exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> is associated with all-cause, cardiovascular and respiratory disease mortality in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data of 46,974 participants (19,707 men; 27,267 women), who were enrolled in 2009 and followed up until 2019, in a community-based prospective cohort study (the second cohort of the Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study). We estimated PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrations using the inverse distance weighing methods based on ambient air monitoring data, and assigned each participant to administrative area level concentrations. A Cox proportional hazard model was applied to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the average follow-up of 10 years, we confirmed 2,789 all-cause deaths. All outcomes including stroke mortality did not significantly increase as the PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration increased. For non-malignant respiratory disease mortality, the multivariable adjusted HR per 1 µg/m<sup>3</sup> increase in the PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration was 1.09 (95% CI = 0.97-1.23).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this population exposed to PM<sub>2.5</sub> at concentrations of 8.3-13.1 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, there was no evidence that long-term exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> had adverse effects on mortality. Weak evidence of positive association observed for non-malignant respiratory disease mortality needs further studies in other populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"982-993"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12332446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Combination of Universal Screening at 9-10 Years Old and Reverse Cascade Screening of Relatives for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Japan. 日本9-10岁儿童普遍筛查与家族性高胆固醇血症亲属反级联筛查相结合的成本-效果分析
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65181
Keiji Matsunaga, Mariko Harada-Shiba, Shizuya Yamashita, Hayato Tada, Akihito Uda, Katsuya Mori, Mizuki Yoshimura, Sachie Inoue, Isao Kamae, Shinji Yokoyama, Tetsuo Minamino
{"title":"A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Combination of Universal Screening at 9-10 Years Old and Reverse Cascade Screening of Relatives for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Japan.","authors":"Keiji Matsunaga, Mariko Harada-Shiba, Shizuya Yamashita, Hayato Tada, Akihito Uda, Katsuya Mori, Mizuki Yoshimura, Sachie Inoue, Isao Kamae, Shinji Yokoyama, Tetsuo Minamino","doi":"10.5551/jat.65181","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is important for reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Cost-effectiveness was evaluated using the Kagawa FH screening model, which is a combination of universal screening (US) in the universal health examination for children 9-10 years old conducted in Kagawa Prefecture, and reverse cascade screening (RCS) of the probands' relatives.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A lifetime simulation was conducted using mathematical models (decision tree and Markov model) to determine the cost-effectiveness of introducing a series of FH screenings (US in children + RCS in adult relatives). Only screening-related costs and direct medical costs were included, using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) as an outcome. The costs of statins were estimated using the public health insurance claims database DeSC Healthcare, Inc. The risk of each CVD event was estimated using the same claims data and adjusted for age. We hypothesized that standard statin treatment decreases CVD risk by reducing plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A series of FH screenings (US in children + RCS in adult relatives) was cost-effective compared to no screening, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of approximately JPY 150,000 (USD 1,042)/QALY, which was below the willingness-to-pay threshold of JPY 5,000,000 (USD 34,722)/QALY for medical technology in Japan (USD 1 = JPY 144). The ICER for the US without RCS was also acceptable at approximately JPY 2,720,000 (USD 18,889)/QALY.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The cost-effectiveness analysis revealed that a series of FH screenings (US in children + RCS in adult relatives) based on the Kagawa model was cost-effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"962-981"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12328689/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid for Hypercholesterolemia in Japan: A Phase 2 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Dose-Finding Trial. 鱼腥草酸治疗日本高胆固醇血症的有效性和安全性:一项 2 期多中心、随机、双盲、安慰剂对照、平行组、剂量调查试验。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65336
Shizuya Yamashita, Hitomi Fujita, Daisuke Yokota, Yuki Morikawa-Isogai, Ryuki Kitamoto
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid for Hypercholesterolemia in Japan: A Phase 2 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Dose-Finding Trial.","authors":"Shizuya Yamashita, Hitomi Fujita, Daisuke Yokota, Yuki Morikawa-Isogai, Ryuki Kitamoto","doi":"10.5551/jat.65336","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>We evaluated the efficacy and safety of bempedoic acid, an ATP-citrate lyase inhibitor, at doses of 60, 120, and 180 mg, administered for 12 weeks in conjunction with ongoing treatments (e.g., statin and/or other lipid-modifying therapy) and determined the phase 3 trial dosage in Japanese patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase 2b trial included patients with hypercholesterolemia at risk for cardiovascular events and an inadequate response to statins/statin intolerance. The percentage change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from baseline to week 12 was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The bempedoic acid 60 mg, 120 mg, 180 mg, and placebo groups included 47, 46, 48, and 47 patients, respectively; 79% of patients had an inadequate response to statins and 21% had statin intolerance. Relative to placebo (-1.9%), LDL-C reduction from baseline to week 12 was significantly greater in the bempedoic acid treatment groups (least squares mean: 60 mg, -10.6%; 120 mg, -21.9%; 180 mg, -21.3%; p<0.01 vs. placebo). Patients with an inadequate response and statin intolerance who were treated with bempedoic acid showed improved LDL-C levels by week 12. The incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was higher in the bempedoic acid-treated groups (60 mg, 57.4%; 120 mg, 54.3%; and 180 mg, 58.3%) than in the placebo group (38.3%). There was no increasing trend with increasing doses. Adverse events related to muscular and hepatic disorders were infrequent, and no new or worsening cases of diabetes were reported.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The efficacy and safety of bempedoic acid in Japanese patients with elevated LDL-C levels were confirmed. The 180 mg dosage of bempedoic acid was found to be appropriate for a Japanese phase 3 trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"1053-1070"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12328724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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What's the Ultimate Risk Score for CAD Patients? CAD患者的最终风险评分是多少?
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.5551/jat.ED281
Yasuaki Takeji, Hayato Tada, Masayuki Takamura
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Long-Term Effects of Extended-Release Pemafibrate Tablets on Dyslipidemia and Safety in Triglyceridemic Patients: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study. 缓释培马菲特片对甘油三酯患者血脂异常和安全性的长期影响:一项3期、多中心、随机、开放标签、平行组研究
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.5551/jat.65350
Hidenori Arai, Shizuya Yamashita, Eiichi Araki, Koutaro Yokote, Ryohei Tanigawa, Ayumi Saito, Daisuke Furukawa, Hideki Suganami, Shun Ishibashi
{"title":"Long-Term Effects of Extended-Release Pemafibrate Tablets on Dyslipidemia and Safety in Triglyceridemic Patients: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study.","authors":"Hidenori Arai, Shizuya Yamashita, Eiichi Araki, Koutaro Yokote, Ryohei Tanigawa, Ayumi Saito, Daisuke Furukawa, Hideki Suganami, Shun Ishibashi","doi":"10.5551/jat.65350","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Long-term safety and efficacy of pemafibrate once-daily extended-release (XR) tablets, taken in morning or evening, were evaluated in dyslipidemic patients with high triglycerides (TG).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 long-term study, dyslipidemic patients with high TG were randomly assigned to morning or evening administration of XR for 52 weeks. The dose was started at 0.2 mg/day and increased to 0.4 mg/day for patients having fasting serum TG ≥ 150mg/dL during treatment. The primary efficacy endpoint was percent change in fasting serum TG.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study enrolled 121 patients, assigning 61 to morning and 60 to evening administration. The study population included 71.1% males. Mean age was 58.5±11.1 (mean±SD) years, body mass index 27.7±4.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, and fasting TG 264.0±109.2 mg/dL. Fasting serum TG decreased significantly from baseline to 52 weeks among patients overall and in the morning and evening groups (-45.7%, -44.8%, and -46.6%, respectively, p<0.001 vs. baseline). The difference in least-squares mean between the morning and evening groups was 3.0%, not statistically significant. The dose was increased in 82 patients (44 morning and 38 evening), with 57.3% (95%CI 45.9, 68.2) achieving fasting serum TG <150 mg/dL. Adverse events occurred in 83.5% and adverse drug reactions in 19.0% but with no notable safety problems.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Long-term, once-daily administration of XR was effective and safe in dyslipidemic patients with high TG. XR provided favorable TG-lowering effects regardless of morning or evening administration, and the XR dose increase proved effective in patients having initially inadequate response.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"1006-1026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12328711/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association of Social Participation with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review. 社会参与与心血管危险因素的关联:一项系统综述。
IF 2.8 2区 医学
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.5551/jat.RV22035
Moemi Miura, Ai Ikeda, Shiho Sato, Isao Muraki, Tomonori Okamura, Tetsuya Ohira, Junji Miyazaki, Maho Ishihara, Kana Okamoto, Juna Kamijima, Qisheng Li, Shiori Ikeda, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Takeshi Tanigawa
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