The Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDL) (VLDL)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01698489

Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting

First Posted : October 3, 2012

Last Update Posted : January 14, 2021

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

VAP Diagnostics Lab

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Johns Hopkins University

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Active, not recruiting
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	April 2026
Estimated Study Completion Date :	April 2026

Publications of Results:

Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Elshazly MB, Brinton EA, Toth PP, McEvoy JW, Joshi PH, Kulkarni KR, Mize PD, Kwiterovich PO, Defilippis AP, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Friedewald-estimated versus directly measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and treatment implications. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 20;62(8):732-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.01.079. Epub 2013 Mar 21.

Ahmed, HM, Elshazly MB, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Kulkarni KR, Jones SR. Ratio of Dense to Buoyant LDL Subclass is Associated with LDL Density Phenotype (VLDL-5). The Open Chemical and Biomedical Methods Journal 2013. 6:1-5.

Elshazly MB, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Joshi PH, Toth PP, McEvoy JW, Al-Hijji MA, Kulkarni KR, Kwiterovich PO, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, guideline targets, and population percentiles for secondary prevention in 1.3 million adults: the VLDL-2 study (very large database of lipids). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Nov 19;62(21):1960-1965. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.045. Epub 2013 Aug 21.

Swiger KJ, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Toth PP, Nasir K, Michos ED, Gerstenblith G, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Narrowing sex differences in lipoprotein cholesterol subclasses following mid-life: the very large database of lipids (VLDL-10B). J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Apr 22;3(2):e000851. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000851.

Miller PE, Martin SS, Toth PP, Santos RD, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Virani SS, Post WS, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Screening and advanced lipid phenotyping in familial hypercholesterolemia: The Very Large Database of Lipids Study-17 (VLDL-17). J Clin Lipidol. 2015 Sep-Oct;9(5):676-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.06.015. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Quispe R, Manalac RJ, Faridi KF, Blaha MJ, Toth PP, Kulkarni KR, Nasir K, Virani SS, Banach M, Blumenthal RS, Martin SS, Jones SR. Relationship of the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio to the remainder of the lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids-4 (VLDL-4) study. Atherosclerosis. 2015 Sep;242(1):243-50. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.06.057. Epub 2015 Jul 7.

Quispe R, Al-Hijji M, Swiger KJ, Martin SS, Elshazly MB, Blaha MJ, Joshi PH, Blumenthal RS, Sniderman AD, Toth PP, Jones SR. Lipid phenotypes at the extremes of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: The very large database of lipids-9. J Clin Lipidol. 2015 Jul-Aug;9(4):511-8.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.05.005. Epub 2015 Jun 19.

Elshazly MB, Quispe R, Michos ED, Sniderman AD, Toth PP, Banach M, Kulkarni KR, Coresh J, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR, Martin SS. Patient-Level Discordance in Population Percentiles of the Total Cholesterol to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in Comparison With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: The Very Large Database of Lipids Study (VLDL-2B). Circulation. 2015 Aug 25;132(8):667-76. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.016163. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Lupton JR, Faridi KF, Martin SS, Sharma S, Kulkarni K, Jones SR, Michos ED. Deficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDL-3) study. J Clin Lipidol. 2016 Jan-Feb;10(1):72-81.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Lupton JR, Quispe R, Kulkarni K, Martin SS, Jones SR. Serum homocysteine is not independently associated with an atherogenic lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDL-21) study. Atherosclerosis. 2016 Jun;249:59-64. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.03.031. Epub 2016 Mar 26.

Sathiyakumar V, Park J, Golozar A, Lazo M, Quispe R, Guallar E, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR, Martin SS. Fasting Versus Nonfasting and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Accuracy. Circulation. 2018 Jan 2;137(1):10-19. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030677. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Faridi KF, Lupton JR, Martin SS, Banach M, Quispe R, Kulkarni K, Jones SR, Michos ED. Vitamin D deficiency and non-lipid biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. Arch Med Sci. 2017 Jun;13(4):732-737. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2017.68237. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Other Publications:

Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Toth PP, Joshi PH, McEvoy JW, Ahmed HM, Elshazly MB, Swiger KJ, Michos ED, Kwiterovich PO, Kulkarni KR, Chimera J, Cannon CP, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Very large database of lipids: rationale and design. Clin Cardiol. 2013 Nov;36(11):641-8. doi: 10.1002/clc.22214. Epub 2013 Oct 1.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Sathiyakumar V, Park J, Quispe R, Elshazly MB, Michos ED, Banach M, Toth PP, Whelton SP, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR, Martin SS. Impact of Novel Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Assessment on the Utility of Secondary Non-High-Density Lipoprotein-C and Apolipoprotein B Targets in Selected Worldwide Dyslipidemia Guidelines. Circulation. 2018 Jul 17;138(3):244-254. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032463. Epub 2018 Mar 5.

Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Elshazly MB, Toth PP, Kwiterovich PO, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Comparison of a novel method vs the Friedewald equation for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels from the standard lipid profile. JAMA. 2013 Nov 20;310(19):2061-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.280532.

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