Potpourri 2018

Lipoprotein X in Graft versus Host Disease of the Liver

Abstract 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 of LpX syndrome. Patient XY is a 30-year-old nonsmoker who was referred to our lipid clinic because of newly recognized... more

Management of Statin Treatment in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Introduction 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 disease in many patients.1,2 Refinements in transplantation protocols have helped preserve transplanted organs... more

Emerging Therapeutics in Clinical Lipidology – an Update

After an article by Drs. Peter H. Jones and James M. McKenney in LipidSpin one year ago1 that reported on emerging therapeutics in clinical lipidology, it is still a very exciting time for the development of novel treatments for dyslipidemic patients. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and... more

Member Spotlight and Practical Pearls: Fran Burke, MS, RD

DS: Thank you for joining me today Fran. First, I would like to introduce myself and then you to the LipidSpin readers. I am Dan Soffer, a full-time internist, clinical lipidologist and educator at the University of Pennsylvania. I am also President-Elect of the Northeast Lipid Association (NELA)... more

2017 Foundation of the National Lipid Association Annual Report

2018 Summer LipidSpin - Special Potpourri Edition

This issue sponsored by the National Lipid Association Featuring: "Can Coronary Artery Disease Be Prevented?"