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Summer 2017
This issue is sponsored by the Southwest Lipid Association. Featuring: "Improving Care Through Collaboration" and "FOURIER Analysis – The Waves of Data to Roll-In" more
“None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.” – Mother Teresa A collaborative leadership has the influence to transform health-systems and healthcare organizations, improving the system today and... more
It was around 1900 when Rudolf Virchow noted that the artery walls of patients dying of occlusive vascular disease contained a yellowish fatty substance. The word chosen to describe this pathological condition was the Greek word for porridge, atheroma. This material later was identified to be... more
Since loss-of-function mutations in proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) were found to be associated with reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (LDL-C) and coronary events1, there has been great anticipation of the development of effective therapeutic agents to... more
As clinical lipidologists, we long have aspired to treat the most common cause of mortality, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Along the way we also have been treating diabetes, when other providers may not have been managing blood glucose in addition to lipid management.1 To further... more
Clinical Question: What are the common hypoglycemic agents that can affect lipid parameters and which parameters are effected? Many patients with diabetes mellitus have indications for statin based lipid-lowering therapy because of their high risk of cardiovascular disease as recommended by... more
Mr. P is a 63-year-old male with a known history of coronary artery disease (CAD) who developed chest pressure and tightness while riding his motorcycle in the White Mountains in Northern Arizona. Since there wasn’t much traffic, he continued to ride but soon began to feel clammy and nauseated.... more
The Southwest Lipid Association (SWLA), Chapter of the National Lipid Association (NLA), met in Phoenix, AZ during the Spring Clinical Lipid Update. A major theme the SWLA is focusing on is getting more involvement and engagement of members in a team based approach. Clinical lipidology is a growing... more
Interviewed by NLA Membership Manager Brandi Rawls. What triggered your interest in medicine? Most of us who go into medical fields are natural rescuers. As a little girl, I filled up drawers in my house for broken popsicle sticks, rocks and other inanimate objects that looked broken or old... more
The National Lipid Association and the Foundation are thankful once again for another successful year of meetings and fundraising. But we still have much work to do. The Foundation hosted the NLA’s 15th Anniversary Celebration Gala this past May in conjunction with the NLA Annual... more