Background Fibrates has been extensively used to improve plasma lipid levels and prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the effect of fibrates on stroke is unclear at the present time.

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and 0.5% initiated both a statin and fibrate on the same day. Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of the cohort by initiation drug class. We identified 2309 claims-based hospitalized ...

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Methods: To explore biomarkers for FA treatment of hyperlipidemia and elucidate the mechanisms of lipid-lowering-related changes in metabolic pathways by metabolomics and network pharmacology.

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While fibrates are proven to lower triglyceride levels ... more than 1 million patients are being treated today with the drug off-label to reduce cardiovascular disease risk.