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Effects of Omega‐3‐acid Ethyl Esters on LDL Particle Size in Subjects with Hypertriglyceridemia Despite Statin Therapy by Kevin C. Maki; Michael H. Davidson; Harold E. Bays; Evan A. Stein; Robert A. Shalwitz; Ralph Doyle is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Small, dense LDL are more atherogenic than larger LDL particles. It has been hypothesized that individuals shift from a predominance of larger (pattern A) to smaller LDL particles (pattern B) when the fasting triglyceride (TG) concentration exceeds a threshold, typically in the range of 100-250 mg/dL. The present investigation assessed the influence of TG-lowering with prescription omega-3-acid ethyl esters on LDL size in men and women with TG 200 to 499 mg/dL while on statin therapy. After 8 weeks on simvastatin 40 mg/d, 254 subjects were randomly assigned to 4 g/d of Omacor ® (3.4 g/d EPA + DHA) or placebo for an additional 8 weeks. Median LDL particle size increased in the omega-3 treated group (19.90 to 20.20 nm, p=0.007 vs. placebo). Median changes from baseline were 0.60, 0.40, 0.15 and -0.20 nm, when the on-treatment TG concentrations were <150, 150-199, 200-249 and ≥250 mg/dL, respectively (p<0.001). In these on-treatment TG subsets, pattern B was present in 36, 50, 82 and 84% of subjects (p<0.001), compared to 68, 79, 93, and 73%, respectively, at baseline. The association of on-treatment TG category with the change in LDL particle size remained highly significant (p<0.001
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- Author
- Kevin C. Maki; Michael H. Davidson; Harold E. Bays; Evan A. Stein; Robert A. Shalwitz; Ralph Doyle
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)