TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Drug Therapy for Dyslipidemias A1 - Ruiz-Negrón, Natalia A1 - Blumenthal, Donald K. A2 - Brunton, Laurence L. A2 - Knollmann, Björn C. PY - 2023 T2 - Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition AB - Dyslipidemia is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, including lipoprotein overproduction or deficiency. Dyslipidemia is a major cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), ischemic cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally (World Health Organization, 2020). Genetic disorders, metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, and lifestyle factors are common causes of dyslipidemias, including hypercholesterolemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1202431404 ER -