Medical & Scientific Literature

This page is devoted to past and current research on cardiovascular health - improvements through diet, advanced testing procedures, the effects of statin drugs, and guidelines on cholesterol maintenance and inflammation reduction. It includes abstracts and articles from medical and scientific journals as well as summaries and editorials of particular studies found throughout numerous periodicals.


Treatment Guidelines

“NCEP – ATP III Guidelines” - 9.02 (updated 2004)

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These detail the guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel III. Lifestyle and dietary change is the #1 recommendation for treatment and prevention.



Statins

“Lipitor raises risk of brain hemorrhange” – 12.12.07 CBC News

Startling research on the damaging side-effects of one of the most commonly prescribed statin drugs.

“Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good” – 1.17.08 BusinessWeek

This article provides an analysis of the effects of many statin drugs.

Testing

“Lipoprotein Management in Patients With a Cardiometabolic Risk” - 4.08 Diabetes Care 31:4, p. 811-822

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This article explains the importance of advanced blood tests that use sub-fractionated particles to determine risk for cardiovascular disease.