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Potpourri 2018
It really is fascinating how fast time flies because it seems like just yesterday I was taking the reins from Joyce Ross, MSN, CRNP, FNLA and beginning my term as National Lipid Association President. And here I am now about to wish Alan Brown, MD, FNLA the very best as he begins his term. As I... more
Welcome to another Potpourri issue of LipidSpin. As you can see for yourself, this issue is a “grab-bag” of different lipid topics from clinicians, researchers, active NLA members and rising leaders. I’d like to take this opportunity to review the overriding purpose and process... more
When I entered medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle quite a few years ago, I soon came to the realization that cardiovascular disease was one of my primary areas of academic interest. Little did I know however, that I would come to love a specialty that did not even exist at... more
A 47-year-old, non-smoking man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] level, and a family history significant for dyslipidemia and premature coronary artery disease (CAD) presents to clinic for routine medical appointment. His lipid profile reveals total... more
Several genetic lipid disorders manifest with physical examination findings in the palms, making it important for lipid specialists to examine the palms of each patient. A, B: A 23-year-old Honduran woman, a recent immigrant to the United States, was found on her first presentation to our... more
Those born with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) know better than anyone else that they have a family history of early heart disease. Many know they have a cholesterol level that is very high to “off the charts.” But far too many of the 30 million people living with FH suffer the impact of... more
Introduction Coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) was first introduced in the early 1990s as a method for early coronary artery disease (CAD) detection. Since then, there have been significant advancements in CACS from a technological standpoint, but more importantly, continuing compilation of... more
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 Bolivia to collect jajata, a palm like plant used to make roofing. Walking home in the afternoon, he collapsed to the ground, unconscious. His wife shook him and... more
A 73-year-old woman with coronary and peripheral arterial disease with hyperlipidemia was referred for a lipidology consult because of elevated liver function tests (LFTs) while on rosuvastatin. Aspartate amino transferase (AST) rose from a baseline of 26 to 120 and alanine amino transferase (ALT)... more
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis affecting 20% of Americans over the age of 801 and over 200 million people worldwide.2 As well as being common, it also carries high mortality and morbidity; and yet, patients with PAD are overlooked on multiple... more