Tiago Lima Sampaio Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Cear
Tiago Lima Sampaio Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. His publications include: Martín-Campos JM, Ruiz-Nogales S, Ibarretxe D, Ortega E, Sánchez-Pujol E, et al. (2020) Polygenic markers in patients diagnosed of autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia in catalonia: distribution of weighted LDL-C-raising snp scores and refinement of variant selection. Biomedicines 8: 353.
Editorial Open Access
Author(s): Tiago Lima Sampaio* and Emanuel Paula Magalhães
Several risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disorders, such dyslipidemias, can trigger phenomena such as atherosclerosis, coronary disease and even infarction. The adoption of healthy lifestyle habits such a low calorie diet with low cholesterol content, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, fibers and antioxidants such as flavonoids and omega-3, abandonment of alcohol and tobacco and physical exercise are some of the most recommended approaches to decrease serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, as well as increase the liver production of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). However, for some patients, even maintaining a healthy lifestyle, serum lipids levels remain higher than those considered safe, being refractory to conventional treatments with statins, fibrates, se... view moreĀ»