Potpourri 2015

Reflections: An Aggressively Managed Lipidologist Can Have an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Author Edwin Ferguson, MD, is a 70-year-old practicing preventive cardiologist and certified clinical lipidologist who, despite 20 years of treatment for dyslipidemia, recently had an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). His cardiovascular journey began in medical school when, despite his... more

Foundation Update

The Foundation of the National Lipid Association continues to make strides to help educate and promote clinical lipidology — both to clinicians and to the public. In the last Foundation Update, we discussed the launch of “Cholesterol Counts,” an unbranded cholesterol awareness campaign geared... more

From the NLA President: Passing the Torch

“Skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.” Wayne Gretzky As I write this last president’s letter for the annual Potpourri edition of the LipidSpin, I’m reminded of how fortunate I’ve been to serve as the President of the National Lipid Association (NLA) during the past... more