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Executive Summary of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan —2012 Version

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Low sleep quality is associated with progression of arterial stiffness in patients with cardiovascular risk factors: HSCAA study.

TL;DR: LSQ was associated with progression of arterial stiffness over a 3-year period, independent of cardiovascular risk factors such as BP, AHI, and HRV, and more prominent associations of LSQ with the greatest increase of PWV in patients with greater age, dyslipidemia, and higher AHI.
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Safety of atorvastatin in Asian patients within clinical trials

TL;DR: The incidence of AEs/SAEs with atorvastatin 10–40‐mg in patients of Asian origin was low and comparable to placebo, and further evaluation of atorVastatin 80‐mg is required owing to the limited number of Asian patients who received this dose.
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Derivation of gender and age-specific reference intervals from fully normal Japanese individuals and the implications for health screening.

TL;DR: Implementation of gender and age-specific RIs derived from individuals with fully normal health attributes will enable appropriate interpretation of test results in health screening and promote judicious application of CDLs for therapeutic intervention, taking into account gender, age and other health attributes.
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Lipoprotein Subfractions and Glucose Homeostasis in Prediabetes and Diabetes in Taiwan

TL;DR: It is suggested that direct LDL-C and sdLDL-C should be measured and optimized in both diabetic and prediabetic subjects to reduce CVD risk.
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Carotid-Artery Intima and Media Thickness as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Older Adults

TL;DR: Increases in the thickness of the intima and media of the carotid artery, as measured noninvasively by ultrasonography, are directly associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in older adults without a history of cardiovascular disease.
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ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: The Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)☆☆☆

TL;DR: These Joint ESC/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines on the management of dyslipidaemias are complementary to the guidelines on CVD prevention in clinical practice and address not only physicians but also specialists from lipid clinics or metabolic units who are dealing with dyslipIDAemias that are more difficult to classify and treat.
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Serum total cholesterol and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in different cultures. Twenty-five-year follow-up of the seven countries study

TL;DR: The large difference in absolute CHD mortality rates at a given cholesterol level, however, indicates that other factors, such as diet, that are typical for cultures with a low CHD risk are also important with respect to primary prevention.
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