PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Dunbar, Richard L. AU - Rader, Daniel J. TI - Demystifying triglycerides: A practical approach for the clinician DP - 2005 Aug 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 661--680 VI - 72 IP - 8 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/8/661.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/8/661.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Aug 01; 72 AB - Because the landmark trials of lipid-lowering statin drugs excluded patients with very high triglyceride levels, the optimal management of hypertriglyceridemia for atherosclerosis prevention is unknown. The third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel (ATP-III) provides a much-needed strategy for managing patients with high triglycerides, based on the best available evidence.