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Dyslipidaemia and
Diabetes
CVD deaths
CHD deaths
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Adapted from International Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2003; American Heart Association
The Framingham Study:
Relationship Between Cholesterol
and CHD Risk
150
125
CHD incidence per 1000
100
75
50
25
0
<204 205–234 235– 265–294 >295
264
Serum cholesterol (mg/100 mL)
30
25
United States
20
15
Adapted from: 1. American Heart Association. Heart and Stroke Statistical Update; 2002; 2. EUROASPIRE
II Study Group. Eur Heart J 2001;22:554–572; 3. Gould AL et al. Circulation 1998;97:946–952
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Modifiable Non-modifiable
Smoking Personal history of CHD
Dyslipidaemia Family history of CHD
• Raised LDL-cholesterol Age
• Low HDL-cholesterol Gender
• Raised triglycerides
Raised blood pressure
Diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Dietary factors
Thrombogenic factors
Lack of exercise
Excess alcohol consumption
Hypertension
(SBP 195 mmHg)
x3
x4.5 x9
x16
x1.6 x6 x4
Smoking
Tunica adventitia
Tunica media
Tunica intima
Endothelium
Subendothelial connective
tissue
Endothelial damage
activated endothelium
Upregulation of Leukocyte
endothelial adhesion
adhesion molecules
Increased
endothelial
permeability
Migration of
leukocytes
into the
artery wall
Adherence and
entry of
leukocytes
Migration of
smooth
muscle cells Formation
of foam cells
Activation of T cells
Formation of
the fibrous cap
Formation of
necrotic core
Accumulation of
macrophages
Thinning of the
fibrous cap Haemorrhage from
plaque
microvessels
Rupture of
the
fibrous cap
Growth of thrombus
Intraluminal thrombus
Blood Flow
Free cholesterol
Phospholipid Triglyceride
Based on density:
Chylomicrons
Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)
Intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL)
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
LDL-Cholesterol
Chylomicron
Chylomicron
LP
LP lipase
lipase
Liver
Liver
Skeletal
Skeletal muscle
muscle
Remnant
Remnant
Chylomicron
Chylomicron receptor
receptor
FFA remnant
remnant
to
to atheroma
atheroma
Adipose
Adipose
tissue
tissue
Endogenous Pathway of Lipid
Metabolism
LPL
LPL Lipoprotein
Lipoprotein lipase
lipase
HL
HL Hepatic
Hepatic lipase
lipase
LPL
LDL
LDL
IDL
IDL
LDL HL LPL
LDL
receptor
receptor
HL Small
Small
VLDL
VLDL LPL
HL Large
Large
VLDL
VLDL
Liver
Liver
Reverse Cholesterol Transport
cholesterol transport
Cell
membrane Liver
SRB1
LDL
CE CE receptor
FC
ABCA1 VLDL, IDL, LDL
LCAT CETP
HDL HDL3
TG
Peripheral
tissues
FC Free cholesterol
TG Triglycerides
CE Cholesterol esters
LCAT Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase
CETP Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
Section 4
TC 5 mmol/L and/or
TC <5 mmol/L and LDL-C <3.0 mmol/L LDL-C 3 mmol/L
Maintain lifestyle advice with annual Maintain lifestyle
follow-up advice with drug
therapy
National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, 2001. JAMA 2001:285;2486–2497
NCEP ATP III: Modifications of
Lipid Classification
Identifies LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dL
(2.6 mmol/L) as optimal
Raises categorical low HDL-cholesterol from
<35 to <40 mg/dL (<0.9 to <1 mmol/L)
Lowers TG cutpoints to:
normal: <150 mg/dL (<1.7 mmol/L)
borderline high: 150–199 mg/dL
(1.7–2.2 mmol/L)
high: 200–499 mg/dL (2.2–5.6 mmol/L)
very high: 500 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)
National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, 2001. JAMA 2001:285;2486–2497
NCEP ATP III Guidelines
† 100 mg/dL = 2.6 mmol/L; 130 mg/dL = 3.4 mmol/L; 160 mg/dL = 4.1 mmol/L
National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III. JAMA 2001;285:2486–2497
NCEP ATP III: LDL-Cholesterol Goals
190 - Target
160
mg/dL
160 - Target
130
mg/dL
130 - Target
100
mg/dL
100 -
100 mg/dL = 2.6 mmol/L; 130 mg/dL = 3.4 mmol/L; 160 mg/dL = 4.1 mmol/L
National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, 2001. JAMA 2001:285;2486–2497
NCEP ATP III Guidelines Increase the
Number of Patients Eligible for Treatment
80 39%
Percentage of patients
of patients receiving
lipid-modifying
60 therapy reached <20%
NCEP ATP II of CHD patients
LDL-C goal who receiving
40 lipid-modifying
therapy reached
NCEP ATP II
LDL-C goal*
20
0
(n=4888) (n=4137) (n=1352)
100
61%
of high-risk
51%
80 patients* received of patients
Percentage of patients
40
20
Adapted from Yeshurun D, Gotto AM. Southern Med J 1995;88(4):379–391, Knopp RH. N
Engl J Med 1999;341:498–511, Gupta EK, Ito MK. Heart Dis 2002;4:399–409
Mechanism of Action of Statins:
Cholesterol Synthesis Pathway
acetyl CoA
HMG-CoA synthase
HMG-CoA
HMG-CoA reductase X Statins
mevalonic acid
mevalonate pyrophosphate
isopentenyl pyrophosphate
geranyl pyrophosphate
cholesterol
Pharmacokinetics of Statins
LDL-C HDL-C TG
% change % change % change
Adapted from Takemoto M, Liao JK. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2001;21:1712–1719
Section 6
No CHD/average
AFCAPS/TexCAPS7 cholesterol
Number of events
* primary endpoint
1.00
0.95
Proportion alive
This
0.90 improvement
in survival is
accounted for
0.85 by the 42%
simvastatin reduction in
coronary
placebo Log rank p=0.0003 death.
0.80
0.00
0.0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of events
12
placebo (n=3293)
10
Percent with event
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Years
Number of events
* primary endpoint
15 placebo
Change in risk,
pravastatin 24% reduction
p=0.003
Incidence %
10
0
0.0 1 2 3 4 5
Years
10
24% risk
placebo reduction
Cumulative risk (%)
pravastatin p<0.001
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Years after randomisation
Number of events
* primary endpoint
0.07 placebo
Cumulative incidence
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.0 1 2 3 4 5 >5
Years of follow-up
-0.0
Mortality log odds ratio
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
Total mortality (p=0.004)
CHD mortality (p=0.012)
-0.8
-1.0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52
% in cholesterol reduction
-24% RR
30 p<0.0001
placebo (n=10,267)
Incidence %
simvastatin
20 -13% RR (n=10,269)
P=0.0003
-25% RR
10 p<0.0001
0
All-cause Major vascular All stroke
mortality events
5.8 3.8
Men
Men
5.6 3.6
5.4 3.4
5.2 no no 3.2 no no
DM DM DM DM DM DM DM DM
5 3
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.4 1.6
Men
1.4
1.2 p<0.001
1.2 no
no no DM
DM DM no DM DM
1
DM DM DM 1
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) Triglycerides (mmol/L)
120
100
Incidence of MI/1000 pts
80
60
40
20
30
5-year mortality (%)
25
20
15
10
No diabetes Diabetes
CABG PTCA
10
*p<0.001 vs. baseline
% change in mortality
-10
Men
Women
-20
-30
-40
*
-50
Diabetes No diabetes
Hypertension
Abdominal obesity
Atherosclerosis
Hyperinsulinaemia
Insulin
Diabetes
Resistance
Hypercoagulability
Endothelial
Dyslipidaemia
• high TGs
Dysfunction
• small dense LDL
• low HDL-C
NCEP ATP III: The Metabolic Syndrome
National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, 2001. JAMA 2001:285;2486–2497
WHO: The Metabolic Syndrome
26.5
26
25.5
25
p<0.001
4
CHD mortality rate/1000
Secondary prevention
CARE2 (pravastatin; n=586) 28 23 (p<0.001) 25 (p=0.05)
4S3 (simvastatin; n=202) 36 32 (p<0.001) 55 (p=0.002)
LIPID4 (pravastatin; n=782) 25* 25 19