Active clinical trials for "Hyperlipidemias"

Prolactin is suggested to influence insulin resistance, but scarce data is available on the metabolic profile of patients with prolactinoma. The purpose of the protocol was to evaluate cardiovascular disease risk factors in women with prolactinoma treated with dopamine agonists and to study the influence of disease control and anthropometry on their metabolic profile.

Researchers plan to study the fat-rich particles, called lipoproteins, which circulate in the blood. This study is designed to improve understanding of normal, as well as abnormal, lipoprotein metabolism and the role it plays in the development of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Patients participating in this study will receive an intravenous (directly into the vein) injection of a small amount of specially prepared amino acids. The amino acids being injected are the same amino acids present in a normal diet. The amount of amino acid given will be less than the amount eaten in a protein-rich meal. The amino acids will be labeled with nonradioactive heavy isotopes which are also present in the environment n low amounts. Patients participating in the study will be required to have blood samples taken, and provide urine samples throughout the course of the study. In addition, patient will be required to follow a specially formulated diet. Patients will be weighed throughout the course of the study.

Background: Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and other cancers. It can cause hearing loss for some people. It is not known how many people will get hearing loss from cisplatin. It is also not known what other factors might influence who gets hearing loss. Factors could include age, sex, noise exposure, and other drugs the person is taking. Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Statins may also reduce cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Objectives: To see if statins reduce hearing loss in people getting cisplatin therapy to treat HNSCC. To find out how many people taking cisplatin get hearing loss from it. To find out if other factors might influence whether cisplatin causes hearing loss. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older who are getting treatment with cisplatin for HNSCC Design: Participants will be screened with a review of their medical records. Participants will have 3 visits. These will be before the onset of cisplatin therapy, at about 4 weeks after they finish therapy, and about 6 months after they finish therapy. Each visit will include: Medication history Audiogram/hearing tests. Participants will wear headphones and indicate when they hear different sounds. Questions about their noise exposure history and whether they have ringing in the ears

The purpose of the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management Registry (PALM) is to gain a better understanding of physicians' cholesterol medication prescribing practices, patient and physician attitudes and beliefs related to cholesterol management, and current utilization of cholesterol-lowering therapies given the new ACC/AHA guideline recommendations. The PALM Registry hopes to allow for the design of ways to improve cholesterol management and decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US.

This study is designed to survey the awareness rate of Chinese National Adult Lipid Treatment Guideline (2007) by cardiologists; To survey the control rate of the patients with dyslipidemia in "real world"; and to evaluate the percentage of hyperlipidemia patients who achieved target LDL-C level according to the Chinese National Adult Lipid Treatment Guideline (2007) following 8-week treatment by Crestor® 5mg or 10mg

Fimasartan and Rosuvastatin for hypertension and dyslipidemia control

This study will address the proportion of achievement patients in treatment target goal on glycemic control, hypertension and hyperlipidemia according to ADA 2008 guideline, among outpatients coming to the Korean primary care nationwide.

At present,the prevalence of hyperlipidemia in Chinese adults is 40.40%,which is related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes independent risk factors,while increasing the risk of cancer.Lipid metabolism affects the nutritional status of the intestinal epithelium,making the intestine Changes in the microenvironment of the intestinal flora affect the distribution of intestinal flora and eventually lead to bile acid metabolism change.Bile acid is a signal molecule that regulates glucose and lipid and energy metabolism in vivo State.The regulation of intestinal flora may be a new way to treat the imbalance of lipid metabolism,but it is currently sensitive to lipid metabolism the microbiome studies are unclear.In this study, newly diagnosed overweight patients with hyperlipidemia were treated with cholesterol absorption inhibition The drug intervention of ezeomab tablet and orlistat capsule for 12 weeks was observed to observe the changes of intestinal flora and bile acid metabolism after excessive cholesterol and triglyceride production.Clinical screening for the treatment of hyperlipidemia the study provides a reference for bacteria species and prevention and treatment,and provides a research basis for further development of drugs or foods that interfere with lipid metabolism by interfering with intestinal flora.

Aortic aneurysms are the major disease processes affecting the aorta and becoming a relatively common cause of death because of rupture or dissection. The most common location for aneurysms is the infrarenal abdominal aorta, followed by the ascending thoracic aorta. Unlike coronary heart disease, the incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in the United States and Europe has been increasing, and this increase may not be due to higher levels of screening for this condition alone. Aortic diameter is central to the diagnosis of aortic aneurysm. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that non-AAA patients with an enlarged diameter of the infrarenal aortic diameter are also at high risk for all-cause mortality. And aortic root dimension was associated with several coronary artery disease (CHD) risk factors and measures of subclinical disease and was predictive of incident congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and all-cause mortality, but not of incident MI. Up to now, there are limited studies on the epidemiology of aortic diameter, especially in Chinese population.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a heightened risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteopenia/osteoporosis. Vitamin D is made in the skin when it is exposed to sunlight and it is also obtained from the diet and dietary supplements. Older people, individuals with high skin pigmentation, obese and sedentary individuals have low levels of Vitamin D because pigmentation blocks Vitamin D production in the skin, aging and physical inactivity are associated with reduced exposure to sunlight, and obesity is associated with the storage of Vitamin D in fat preventing its utilization by muscle, bone and other tissues that require its metabolic action. These conditions are also associated with heightened risk for developing type 2 diabetes, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and osteopenia/osteoporosis in older and obese individuals. This is particularly heightened in older women who tend to have increased body fat, are more physically inactive and are at high risk for central obesity and its metabolic consequences of diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis.