{"title":"Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Arterial Dissection-Associated Stroke: A 21-Year Cohort Study from the Japan Stroke Data Bank.","authors":"Kenichi Kashihara, Michikazu Nakai, Masatoshi Koga, Akira Handa, Shotai Kobayashi, Shiho Usumoto, Sohei Yoshimura, Kazunori Toyoda","doi":"10.5551/jat.65517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the risk factors, location, treatment, and outcomes of stroke due to arterial dissection, we examined these characteristics in a substantial, long-standing, nationwide stroke cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study participants were patients with acute stroke who were registered in the Japan Stroke Data Bank between January 1999 and December 2020. We focused on patients with stroke caused by extracranial or intracranial artery dissection and examined their clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes. In addition, we compared the results between clinical subtypes with and without dissection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 218,799 registered patients with acute stroke, 1,353 (0.62%) were attributed to artery dissection. Of these, 880 patients had ischemic stroke, 16 had intracerebral hemorrhage, and 457 had subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Dissection cases were most prevalent among individuals in their 40s and 50s, with intracranial vertebral artery dissection being the primary cause of ischemic stroke and SAH. Male sex, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and a history of smoking were associated with a higher likelihood of ischemic stroke than SAH. Unfavorable outcomes, defined as a modified Rankin score ≥ 4 at discharge, were observed in 18.9% of ischemic stroke cases and 42.6% of SAH cases with dissection. Neurological severity and older age at admission are associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke and SAH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ischemic stroke was the most frequent subtype of stroke in patients with arterial dissection, followed by SAH. Patients with stroke due to dissection were younger than those without. Neurological severity and older age at admission are substantial risk factors for unfavorable stroke outcomes due to artery dissection.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752795","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}
{"title":"Sex-Specific Association between HO-1 (GT)n Promoter Polymorphism and Large-Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke.","authors":"Jintao Li, Junting Chen, Jia Wen, Kailin Cheng, Xiaoli Fu, Shuen Li, Zhu Shi","doi":"10.5551/jat.65595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Oxidative stress is a central factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and potentially exhibits sexual dimorphism. The induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) serves as a crucial mechanism against reactive oxygen species toxicity in the vascular wall, and this induction is regulated by the promoter (GT)n repeat length. We aim to investigate whether or not HO-1 gene (GT)n polymorphism is associated with the occurrence of large-artery atherosclerotic (LAA) stroke.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We consecutively recruited stroke patients, with a control group comprising age- and sex-matched non-stroke individuals. HO-1 (GT)n genotypes were determined using DNA extracted from the peripheral leukocytes. HO-1 (GT)n polymorphism was classified as short [S, ≤ 24 (GT)n], medium [M, 25 ≤ (GT)n <31], or long [L, 31 ≤ (GT)n]. Clinical data were collected, and stroke patients were categorized into LAA and non-LAA groups according to the TOAST classification. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between HO-1 (GT)n variants and LAA occurrence stratified by sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant difference in the distribution of HO-1 (GT)n genotypes between the stroke and non-stroke populations. However, the proportion of S/S genotype was significantly lower in the LAA stroke patients than in the non-LAA stroke patients (7.08% vs. 21.78%, p<0.001). A multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that non-SS genotypes were associated with a significantly increased risk of LAA compared to the S/S genotype patients (odds ratio [OR] 3.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.98-5.67, p<0.001). After stratification by sex, the protective effect of the HO-1 (GT)n S/S genotype was highly significant in men (OR 5.50, 95% CI 2.67-11.34, p<0.001), whereas the association was not significant in women (OR 1.60, 95% CI 0.75-3.34, p = 0.228).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Short (GT)n variants in HO-1 may confer significant protection against LAA stroke in men but not in women.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752802","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}
{"title":"Triglycerides and Residual Risk of CVD.","authors":"Aya Higashiyama, Akira Fujiyoshi","doi":"10.5551/jat.ED283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.ED283","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143615625","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}
Ping Yu, Dong-Yu Wu, Xiao-Wei Fan, Xue Tian, An-Xin Wang, Yong Jiang, Wei-Guo Ma, Ning Zhang, Chun-Xue Wang
{"title":"Association of Life's Essential 8 Scores with Carotid Artery Plaque in Chinese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Ping Yu, Dong-Yu Wu, Xiao-Wei Fan, Xue Tian, An-Xin Wang, Yong Jiang, Wei-Guo Ma, Ning Zhang, Chun-Xue Wang","doi":"10.5551/jat.65495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The American Heart Association (AHA) proposed Life's Essential 8 score (LE8) in 2022 as a new metric for cardiovascular health (CVH). This study investigated the association between the LE8 score and the development of carotid artery plaque.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were drawn from the Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormalities Community (APAC) cohort study. In 2010, 1,938 participants without carotid plaques were recruited and followed-up until 2012. LE8 scores ranging from 0 to 100 were categorized as low (0-49), moderate (50-79), and high (80-100), whereas carotid plaques were measured using color Doppler ultrasound. A logistic analysis was used to analyze the association between the LE8 score and carotid plaque.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the 2-year follow up period, 350 (18.1%) patients developed new carotid plaques. The incidence of newly developed carotid plaques decreased from 27.0% in the low-LE8 group to 13.7% in the high-LE8 group (p<0.001). Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for plaque development were 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45-0.93) in the moderate-LE8 group and 0.55 (95% CI, 0.34-0.90) in the high-LE8 group compared to the low-LE8 group. Higher LE8 scores were associated with a lower risk of stable and multiple carotid plaques.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>An elevated LE8 score was associated with a lower risk of carotid plaque formation as well as plaque stability and quantity. Promoting adherence to optimal CVH levels may be beneficial in reducing the burden of carotid plaques and the risk of cardiovascular disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143615623","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}
Weili Li, Jun Zhang, Litang Han, Hongmei Niu, Wei Zhao, Yao Meng, Hao Yin, Lili Sun, Meimei Zheng, Wei Wang, Xiao He, Xiao Zhang, Yun Song, Ju Han
{"title":"Recanalization for Symptomatic Non-acute Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion: An Observational Study.","authors":"Weili Li, Jun Zhang, Litang Han, Hongmei Niu, Wei Zhao, Yao Meng, Hao Yin, Lili Sun, Meimei Zheng, Wei Wang, Xiao He, Xiao Zhang, Yun Song, Ju Han","doi":"10.5551/jat.65539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65539","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study investigated the efficacy and safety of endovascular revascularization for symptomatic non-acute atherosclerotic intracranial LVO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For non-acute atherosclerotic intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO), despite aggressive medical treatment, recurrent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack related to the occluded artery still occurs repeatedly. This retrospective cohort study included stroke patients with intracranial LVO who received endovascular treatment (EVT), categorized by successful recanalization and the time interval from symptom onset to revascularization (<30 days vs. ≥ 30 days). The primary efficacy outcome was stroke recurrence or mortality at the 6-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 264 patients in the study, 229 (87%) had successful recanalization, while 35 (13%) did not. In addition, 139 patients had recanalization times ≤ 30 days, and 125 had recanalization times >30 days. The successful recanalization group had a significantly lower rate of stroke recurrence or death during follow-up than the unsuccessful group (9.6% vs. 31.4%, adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 4.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.86 -13.37; P = 0.001). The group with a recanalization time ≤ 30 days also demonstrated a significantly lower rate of stroke recurrence or death during follow-up than the group with a recanalization time >30 days (7.9% vs.17.6%, P = 0.015). In addition, the rate of a favorable prognosis (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] 0-2) during the follow-up period was significantly higher in the successful recanalization group than in the successful recanalization group (71.1% vs. 51.4%, P = 0.021).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that successful recanalization may have therapeutic potential for patients with non-acute intracranial large-vessel occlusion, particularly for those with LVO recanalization lasting <30 days, who show more significant benefits than those with longer-lasting recanalization [please check this carefully].</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143615624","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}
{"title":"What's the Ultimate Risk Score for CAD Patients?","authors":"Yasuaki Takeji, Hayato Tada, Masayuki Takamura","doi":"10.5551/jat.ED281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.ED281","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143585823","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}
Jonathan Golledge, Alkira Venn, Anthony Leicht, Nicola Burton, Belinda Parmenter, Joseph V Moxon
{"title":"Association of Depression with Walking in People with Peripheral Artery Disease: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the BIP Trial.","authors":"Jonathan Golledge, Alkira Venn, Anthony Leicht, Nicola Burton, Belinda Parmenter, Joseph V Moxon","doi":"10.5551/jat.65531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This post-hoc analysis from the Behavioural Intervention by allied health professionals to promote Physical activity (BIP) trial examined the relationship between depression and step count and walking capacity over two years in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>BIP included participants with walking impairment due to PAD followed up at 4, 12 and 24 months to measure step count over 7 days using an accelerometer and six-minute walking distance. The relationships between depression at entry with step count and walking distance during follow-up were assessed using linear mixed effects models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At entry, 29 (14.5%) of the 200 participants had depression being treated with anti-depressant medication. Participants diagnosed with depression were more likely to be female (13 of 29, 44.8%) than those not diagnosed with depression (43 of 171, 25.1%). Over 24 months follow-up, daily step count progressively decreased in participants with depression (mean [SD] 4406 (2266) at entry to 3888 (2555) at 24 months) as compared to no change in participants without depression (mean (SD) 5271 (2526) at entry compared to 5120 (2446) at 24 months), inter-group difference p = 0.010. No significant difference in change in six-minute walking distance over 2 years was found between participants with and those without depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Depression is associated with greater decline in self-regulated walking in patients with PAD. Effective treatments for depression are needed which help promote physical activity in people with PAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143567245","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}
{"title":"Assessment of Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Non-invasive Vascular Health in School-aged Children: A Study in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture.","authors":"Nanaho Hasegawa, Satoru Iwashima, Yuri Furusawa, Akinari Hayakawa, Junichiro Katuki, Satoshi Hayano, Keigo Seki, Soichiro Yata, Kenichi Kinjo, Shinichiro Sano","doi":"10.5551/jat.64795","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.64795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The present study assessed low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in school-aged children from the Ogasa District of Shizuoka Prefecture and evaluated the utility of non-invasive vascular tests, namely flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and intima-media thickness (IMT), in pediatric patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We analyzed the lipid test results of 8,568 students screened for prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and 78 children under 15 years old with cholesterol levels exceeding 220 mg/dL who visited Chutoen General Medical Center. We examined the LDL-C distribution from school-age screenings and conducted FMD and IMT assessments on those meeting the 2022 Pediatric FH Guidelines criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the screened students, 186 (2.2%) exhibited LDL-C levels above 140 mg/dL, including 123 fourth-graders (2.8%) and 63 first-year junior high students (1.5%). The mean LDL-C level across all students was 90.0 mg/dL (standard deviation: 21.3 mg/dL), with the 95th percentile at approximately 125.0 mg/dL. Of the 78 children who visited the hospital, 65 met the FH diagnostic criteria. In children ≥ 10 years old, no significant IMT differences were observed between the Definitive and Probable FH groups and the Possible FH group; however, a significant difference in the FMD percentage was noted between these groups (9.9% [8.1%-11.9%] vs. 14.2% [11.6%-16.3%], P=0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings highlight the LDL-C distribution in FH screening and suggest a potential reduction in FMD in pediatric FH patients ≥ 10 years old. These results emphasize the importance of initiating pharmacological interventions in school-aged children to maintain optimal LDL-C levels for lifelong cardiovascular health.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"321-333"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11883200/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287966","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}
{"title":"Association of Subclavian Steal Phenomenon with Prevalence of Contralateral Vertebral Artery Atherosclerotic Stenosis: A Hospital-Based Cohort Study.","authors":"Zhao Zhang, Anling Luo, Yujia Yang, Xuzi Li, Yiting Deng, Li He, Muke Zhou","doi":"10.5551/jat.65036","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>It is uncertain if there is a connection between subclavian steal phenomenon (SSP) and atherosclerotic stenosis in the opposite vertebral artery (VA). We aimed to explore the association between SSP and the incidence of contralateral vertebral artery stenosis (VAS) in vivo.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective registry study, we included patients diagnosed with >50% stenosis of proximal subclavian artery (SA) or innominate artery (INA) by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) from our comprehensive stroke center between 2011 and 2022. VAS and SSP was diagnosed by DSA in the resting state. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted among all participants and subgroups with a 1:1 ratio according to the presence of SSP. We further conducted sensitivity analysis by dividing all participants into subgroups according to the degree of stenosis and type of SSP. Binomial logistic regression analysis was applied to investigate the association of SSP with contralateral VAS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 774 patients were included in this study and 309 (39.9%) were found with SSP. After PSM, presence of SSP was associated with lower prevalence of contralateral VAS among all participants (OR 0.45; 95% CI 0.31-0.65; p<0.001). In subgroup analysis, the association was respectively found within left subclavian (LSA) stenosis group (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.29-0.65; P<0.001) and right subclavian artery (RSA) / INA stenosis group (OR 0.36; 95% CI 0.19-0.69; P=0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SSP is associated with lower prevalence of contralateral VAS.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"385-393"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11883219/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380919","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}
{"title":"Clinical Pharmacology of Pemafibrate Extended-release Formulation in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia-A Phase 2, Multicenter, Active-controlled, Randomized, Single-blind, Crossover study.","authors":"Shizuya Yamashita, Eiichi Araki, Hidenori Arai, Koutaro Yokote, Ryohei Tanigawa, Ayumi Saito, Hideki Suganami, Sara Minamikawa, Shun Ishibashi","doi":"10.5551/jat.65001","DOIUrl":"10.5551/jat.65001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of the selective PPARα modulator pemafibrate as once-daily extended-release (XR) tablets were compared with those of twice-daily immediate-release (IR) tablets in patients with hypertriglyceridemia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multicenter, randomized, single-blind, active-controlled crossover, phase 2 clinical pharmacology study was performed in patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Patients were randomly assigned to IR 0.2 mg/day, XR 0.4 mg/day, or XR 0.8 mg/day before/after meals (fasted/fed) and treated for a total of eight weeks. The primary endpoint was percentage change in fasting serum triglycerides (TG).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 63 randomized patients, 60 received the study drug. Patients were 78.3% male, mean age (±SD) 57.5±9.8 years, BMI 25.5±3.7 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, and fasting TG 221.3±68.1 mg/dL. Fasting serum TG decreased significantly from baseline in all groups (LS mean [95% CI];-43.6 [-47.7, -39.5] % for IR 0.2 mg/day, -41.1 [-45.1, -37.0] % for XR 0.4mg/day, -39.7 [-43.8, -35.6] % for XR 0.8 mg/day), indicating that XR 0.4 and XR 0.8 mg/day were not inferior to IR 0.2 mg/day. TG-lowering effects tended to be stronger for fed than fasted administration. MRT<sub>ss</sub>, t<sub>max</sub>, and t<sub>1/2</sub> were longer for XR than for IR. Adverse events showed no major inter-group differences: 12.5% (5/40 patients) for IR 0.2, 17.5% (7/40) for XR 0.4, and 20.0% (8/40) for XR 0.8 mg/day.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with hypertriglyceridemia, XR substantially lowered TG at all doses, with maximum effectiveness at 0.4 mg/day, the dose approved in Japan, to a level comparable to IR 0.2 mg/day. There were no safety concerns up to 0.8 mg/day.</p>","PeriodicalId":15128,"journal":{"name":"Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis","volume":" ","pages":"367-384"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11883216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142347241","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}