Friends and Lipidaholics: I have made three postings today - Go over to Lipidaholics Group to see Case #261 and decide if your very high risk patient had an LDL-C < 40 mg/dL if you would r
The upcoming SELA/NELA meeting will include a lecture by Allen Taylor on carotid IMT. This atheroslcerosis imaging modality has enormous potential to risk stratify young to middle-aged patients in
For a thorough discussion of how critically important lipoprotein compostion is in impacting apoB and LDL-P. This is the critical pathophysiology not being taught! Did you know LDL-TG outpredicts
Just released: Thiazolidinedione Drugs and Cardiovascular Risks A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation Sanjay Kaul, MD, FAHA, FACC, C
Please go over to the Lipid Geeks group under Groups URL and see my comments on a very inetersting case entitled "A case report of a diabetic woman with very low HDL-C." Y
I got a tweet from a world famous lipidologist that I want to share: "So, if particles = disease, but lipids no = particles, why the surprise that lipids no = disease?
How would you answer if asked how much do TG typically raise during pregnancy in normal women? The answer is 200-400%. How would you council a woman with serious TG elevations who wanted to be come
Interesting case discussion where a rising LDL-C in a diabetic is of no concern. Go over to the Lipdaholics Groups page to see the case and add comments