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Cardiol Ther (2015) 4:83–93 DOI 10.1007/s40119-014-0032-9 CASE REPORT Retrospective Case Series of Patients with Diabetes or Prediabetes Who Were Switched from Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters to Icosapent Ethyl • • Amir Hassan Nadeem Tajuddin Ali Shaikh To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: November 18, 2014 / Published online: December 17, 2014 The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of ABSTRACT records from a private endocrinology practice of Introduction: Patients with diabetes and patients who received omega-3-acid ethyl esters prediabetes are at increased risk of (OM3EE) (4 g/day) and were subsequently dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. To switched to icosapent ethyl (IPE; 4 g/day) due reduce this risk, statins and additional to the potential of OM3EE to raise LDL-C and/or therapies may be considered. Omega-3 fatty cause gastrointestinal upset. Patient records acids offer an option to reduce triglycerides were analyzed for LDL-C, TG, total cholesterol (TG) and potentially improve other lipid (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol parameters, although products that contain (HDL-C), and non-HDL-C measured before and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may increase after the switch to IPE. low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) Results: The records of ten patients met the while
Cardiology and Therapy – Springer Journals
Published: Dec 17, 2014
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