The role of microparticles in inflammation and transfusion: a concise review

Abstract Microparticles are small membrane-bound vesicles, found in body fluids including peripheral blood. Microparticles are an intrinsic part of blood labile products delivered to transfused patients and have active roles in inflammation. They are delimited by a lipid bilayer composed mainly of phospholipids, cholesterol, membrane-associated proteins, intracellular components such as metabolic enzymes, proteins-involved …

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Implementing American Heart Association Pediatric and Adult Nutrition Guidelines

A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, and Council for High Blood Pressure Research Read More

Androgen levels in women with various forms of ovarian dysfunction: associations with cardiometabolic features

Studyquestion: Are differences in androgen levels among women with various forms of ovarian dysfunction associated with cardiometabolic abnormalities? summaryanswer: Androgen levels differed substantially between women with and without ovarian dysfunction, and increased androgen levels were associated with impaired cardiometabolic features in all women irrespective of their clinical condition. what is …

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Statin Intolerance: Diagnosis and Remedies

Abstract Despite the efficacy of statins in reducing cardiovascular events in both primary and secondary prevention, the adherence to statin therapy is not optimal, mainly due to the occurrence of muscular adverse effects. Several risk factors may concur to the development of statin-induced myotoxicity, including patient-related factors (age, sex, and race), statin properties (dose, …

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Ten-Year Follow-up After Initiation of Statin Therapy in ChildrenWith Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a prevalent (1:500 individuals) inherited disorder that strongly predisposes to premature atherosclerosisandsubsequent cardiovascular disease. In children with FH, atherosclerosis progression is observed before puberty. Consequently, guidelines for FH treatment advocate initiation of statins in childrenasyoung as8 years. However, longterm efficacy and safety data for statin therapy initiated during childhood do not exist.We …

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Therapeutic algorithm for Patients with severe Hypercholesterolemia or isolated Lipoprotein(a)-Hyperlipoproteinemia with progressive cardiovascular disease: PCSK9-Inhibitors, Lipoprotein Apheresis or both?

Therapeutic algorithm for Patients with severe Hypercholesterolemia or isolated Lipoprotein(a)-Hyperlipoproteinemia with progressive cardiovascular disease: PCSK9-Inhibitors, Lipoprotein Apheresis or both? Nephrologisches Zentrum GöttingenGbR Priv. Doz. Dr.med. V. Schettler

NORMARE LA PATOLOGIA GENETICAMENTE DETERMINATA IPERLp (a)LIPOPROTEINEMIA CHE SI ASSOCIA AD ALTO RISCHIO CARDIOVASCOLARE

Giovedì 12 Maggio 2016  AUDITORIUM MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE  Lungotevere Ripa, 1  ROMA     La diffusione della malattia in Italia ed nel Lazio La prevalenza storica, rispettivamente della Ipercolesterolemia Familiare (IF) Omozigote ed Eterozigote è di 1: 1000000 e di 1:500. In Italia circa 2200 ragazzi sotto i 14 anni soffrono …

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EFFICACY OF ALIROCUMAB IN 1,191 PATIENTS WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM OF MUTATIONS IN GENES CAUSATIVE FOR FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

Authors: John J.P. Kastelein, Gisle Langslet, Paul Hopkins, Joep Defesche, Werner Seiz, Marie Baccara-Dinet, Sara Hamon, Poulabi Banerjee, Claudia Stefanutti, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA, Sanofi, Montpellier, France Background: Next Generation Sequencing was performed to examine treatment response with alirocumab in patients carrying one or more causative mutation(s) in five familial …

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Efficacy of Alirocumab in 1191 Patients with a Wide Spectrum of Mutations in Genes Causative for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased risk of developing premature coronary heart disease. The prevalence of heterozygous and homozygous FH has been estimated to be 1:200 to 1:500  and 1:160,000 to 1:1,000,000, respectively. In plasma, LDL-C levels are regulated via apolipoprotein …

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Relationship between Sustained Reductions in Plasma Lipid and Lipoprotein Concentrations with Apheresis and Plasma Levels and mRNA Expression of PTX3 and Plasma Levels of hsCRP in Patients with HyperLp(a)lipoproteinemia.

The effect of lipoprotein apheresis (Direct Adsorption of Lipids, DALI) (LA) on plasma levels of pentraxin 3 (PTX3), an inflammatory marker that reflects coronary plaque vulnerability, and expression of PTX3 mRNA was evaluated in patients with hyperLp(a)lipoproteinemia and angiographically defined atherosclerosis/coronary artery disease. Eleven patients, aged 55 ± 9.3 years …

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Hypercholesterinämie Family „Heute können wir bei Kindern wirksam eingreifen“

“L’ipercolesterolemia familiare – spiega la dottoressa Guardamagna, pediatra dell’Università di Torino – è una condizione ereditaria che si correla con un elevato rischio di eventi cardiovascolari che si manifestano di solito in età adulta, anche se il soggetto non ha in precedenza manifestato sintomi specifici. Diverso il caso dei soggetti …

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Lipoprotein (a): Wenn der Apherese ist die Lösung.

Il Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Julius, Professore di Medicina/Malattie Metaboliche del Dipartimento di Medicina Interna III, Università Ospedaliera Carl Gustav Cerus presso l’Università Tecnica di Dresda, spiega il ruolo della lipoproteina (a) e le possibilità terapeutiche per i pazienti affetti da ipercolesterolemia.
L’intervista al Prof. Julius è stata realizzata da Osservatorio Malattie Rare il 18 Dicembre 2015 in occasione dell’incontro “Lipoprotein apheresis; verso una consensus: integrare la lipoprotein apheresis con i nuovi farmaci ipolipemizzanti ”, organizzato dalla prof.ssa Claudia Stefanutti e dalla società scientifica Mighty Medic, che quello stesso giorno ha firmato il proprio atto ufficiale di costituzione.

Lomitapid: weniger Apherese und Lebensqualität

La dottoressa Morozzi lavora al Policlinico Umberto I al fianco della professoressa Claudia Stefanutti, Responsabile dell’U.O.Tecniche Terapeutiche Extracorporee. Il gruppo della professoressa Stefanutti ogni settimana tratta con aferesi delle lipoproteine circa 30 pazienti di ogni età affetti da dislipidemia su base genetica. “Grazie all’uso del farmaco Lomitapide – spiega la …

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Geboren in Rom die „Mighty Medic“ Internationale Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft

Il 18 Dicembre scorso a Roma è stato firmato l’atto costitutivo della società scientifica internazionale Migthy Medic. “Obiettivo della società – spiega la prof.ssa Claudia Stefanutti, Responsabile dell’U.O.Tecniche Terapeutiche Extracorporee – Centro per lo Studio, Diagnosi e Terapia delle Dislipidemie e Prevenzione della Aterosclerosi – Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare “Sapienza” …

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