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Fall 2023
This issue is sponsored by the Northeast and Southeast Lipid Associations
Clinical Case The patient is a 67-year-old white gentleman with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension (HTN), 20-pack-year smoking history, and dyslipidemia. He presented to the Lipidology Clinic for a follow-up of his diabetes and atherogenic dyslipidemia. He has never experienced any... more
Hello NLA members, I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. As our long, warm days move into cool fall nights, the NLA continues to charge ahead, expanding educational opportunities for providers to combat the rise of cardiovascular disease. The fall CLU in Scottsdale, Arizona, will go... more
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the #1 killer of American men and women. Following recognition of the large gap between deaths of women as compared to men in the year 2000, there was subsequent intense focus on prevention of CVD in women. Following the launch of campaigns such as Go Red by the... more
Living in New York City, specifically the Upper East Side (UES), the congestion of food delivery workers 24/7 has become the norm. There are an estimated 65,000 delivery workers to meet the needs of the continuous rise of the fast-food franchise in NYC. You may recall from Sex and the City that... more
Dr. Google, referencing ACC, tells us that cardiometabolic disorders represent a cluster of interrelated risk factors, primarily hypertension, elevated fasting blood sugar, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, and elevated triglycerides. Examples of the disease include heart attack, stroke, diabetes... more
Definitions Obesity is defined as the presence of abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, which increases the risk for conditions with negative impact on human health, such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disorders, among others. It is diagnosed when the body mass index (BMI) is at or... more