Diabetes: managing dyslipidaemia.
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Dyslipidaemia is a major contributor to the increased risk of heart disease found in people with diabetes. An increase of 1 mmol/L LDL-C is associated with a 1.57-fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people with type 2 diabetes. A diagnosis of diabetic dyslipidaemia requiring pharmacological treatment is determined by the person's lipid profile and level of cardiovascular risk. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of interventions for dyslipidaemia in people with diabetes? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and other important databases up to June 2007 (Clinical Evidence reviews are updated periodically, please check our website for the most up-to-date version of this review). We included harms alerts from relevant organisations such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). RESULTS: We found 21 systematic reviews, RCTs, or observational studies that met our inclusion criteria. We performed a GRADE evaluation of the quality of evidence for interventions. CONCLUSIONS: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: anion exchange resins, combined treatments (for lipid modification), ezetimibe, fibrates, fish oil (for lipid modification), intensive multiple intervention treatment programmes (for lipid modification), nicotinic acid (for lipid modification), and statins.
Source: PubMed Central
Author: Jigisha Patel
Institutions: The Royal Free Hospital, University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W66938721