LipoScience, Inc., a highly innovative diagnostic company that is advancing patient care by developing high value proprietary blood tests using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, today announced the publication of results from a clinical study in the American Journal of Cardiology (AJC) suggesting that despite having cholesterol levels considered acceptable by today's clinical standards, patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related events.
“Many patients with T2DM have relatively normal levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), yet cardiovascular disease is a primary cause of death in this population”
"Many patients with T2DM have relatively normal levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), yet cardiovascular disease is a primary cause of death in this population," said Hector Malave, M.D., F.A.C.C., a practicing cardiologist in Atlanta, and lead author of the AJC manuscript. "This means that physicians should consider evaluating their diabetic patients for other factors that contribute to CVD risk, including LDL particle concentration (LDL-P), as our findings suggest there is a direct association between elevated LDL particle count and increased CVD risk in our study population."