Motivational Interviewing to Promote Behavior Change

Best Biomarkers for Inflammation

Atherosclerosis is widely recognized as a chronic inflammatory disorder. Therapies with anti-inflammatory effects in patients with an increased inflammatory status can reduce cardiovascular events, as…

High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein Versus Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Dissecting a Biological Target from a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tool

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality across the globe. The cornerstones of CVD prevention and treatment are accurate risk assessment — such…

A Glimpse at Lipodystrophy – Diagnosis and Treatment

Lipodystrophies are a group of disorders of fat tissue loss that are classified according to whether the condition is genetic or acquired and by the…

Best Practice Guide: PCSK9 Inhibitors

Provided by: National Lipid Association’s Therapeutics Committee Committee Note to Members of the NLAAt the request of the NLA president, the NLA Board of Directors,…

Management of Statin Treatment in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Solid organ transplantation (SOT), encompassing kidney, liver, heart and to a lesser extent pancreas and lung, has become routine care for optimal treatment of end-stage…

Lipoprotein X in Graft versus Host Disease of the Liver

This case illustrates a common presentation of a rare phenomenon that should be highlighted so that clinicians are aware of the signs, implications, and management…

Can Coronary Artery Disease Be Prevented? Lessons Learned From Ancient Mummies to the Contemporary Tsimane of the Bolivian Amazon

In 2009, a 75-year-old Tsimane man and his wife awoke and went out into the rain forest around their home in the Amazonian lowlands of…