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Abstract Submission Open

The ISA2012 Scientific and Program Committees invites the submission of abstracts on original work. Abstracts can be submitted for consideration for an oral, mini-oral, hard copy poster or electronic poster presentation. All successful abstracts will be published on CD or USB to be given to the Symposium delegates, and may be published on the ISA2012 website. Presenting authors must be registrants at the Symposium. All abstracts must be submitted online via the Symposium website using the online submission form.

Further analysis from the Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglycerides: Impact on Global Health (AIM-HIGH) trial was presented on November 15, 2011, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Scientific Sessions.

On February 28, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved crucial changes to the safety label for statins. The changes are based upon the FDA's further review of the data and are as follows: