Dyslipidemias Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Management
Dyslipidemias: Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Management provides a wealth of general and detailed guidelines for the clinical evaluation and management of lipid disorders in adults and children. Covering the full range of common through rare lipid
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Contemporary Endocrinology offers an array of titles covering clinical as well as bench research topics of interest to practicing endocrinologists and researchers. Topics include obesity management, androgen excess disorders, stem cells in endocrinology, evidence-based endocrinology, diabetes, genomics and endocrinology, as well as others. Series Editor Leonid Poretsky, MD, is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Associate Chairman for Research at Lenox Hill Hospital, and Professor of Medicine at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7680
Abhimanyu Garg Editor
Dyslipidemias Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Management
Editor Abhimanyu Garg, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine Chief, Division of Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Distinguished Chair in Human Nutrition Research, Director, Lipid Clinics, Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
Contemporary Endocrinology ISBN 978-1-60761-423-4 ISBN 978-1-60761-424-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-424-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015930996 Springer Totowa Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Humana Press 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is a brand of Springer Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To My wife, Sandeep, for her enduring encouragement, support and love; to my children, Ooshma and Aashima, for providing sparks in my life; to my parents, Anand Swaroop and Shyam Lata, for their nurturing; and to Scott Grundy, for guiding me through my research in lipids and lipoproteins.
Preface
For the last 20 years, there has been a growing recognition worldwide of the importance of managing dyslipidemia for the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease, especially coronary h
