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NLA News
The National Lipid Association is proud to announce the first-ever NLA Junior Faculty Research Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholarly advancement of Junior Faculty in the pursuit of a career related to hyperlipidemia and other lipid disorders in humans. The award... more
Nov. 10, 2018 NLA among 12 organizations to co-author, endorse key document for reducing risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease CHICAGO — The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, in collaboration with the National Lipid Association and nine other specialty... more
Join us Virtually in September for National Cholesterol Education Month As we’ve monitored the trajectory of COVID-19 cases and local restrictions in the conference’s host city of Washington DC, we have decided to cancel the live Fall Clinical Lipid Update and associated pre-conference courses,... more
Established by leading researchers as a not-for-profit organisation, the PCSK9 Education and Research Forum will provide healthcare professionals with open access to electronic and multimedia platforms providing real-time reporting of significant developments and news; authoritative analysis and... more
LEVERAGING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE The National Lipid Association (NLA) Health Quality and Research (HQR) committee is hoping to bring forward a system-based intervention for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners working in cardiology and internal... more
The National Lipid Association (NLA) today announced the publication of a new meta-analysis evaluating the impact of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in primary prevention populations. The study synthesizes data from randomized... more
National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association Agree Bariatric Surgery Produces Positive Effects JACKSONVILLE, FL --(February 16, 2016) - Bariatric surgery is effective in improving cholesterol and lipid levels, important... more
As part of the recent launch of the RADAR Campaign (RADAR: RAre Disease AwaReness), the Foundation of the National Lipid Association has released a digital cookbook featuring recipes geared toward the patient with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS). The recipes included in the cookbook... more
The NLA has released its clinician tear sheet on the 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol. The tear sheet is an important resource for physicians to quickly and easily reference key points from the 2018 Guideline at a glance. It can be printed or shared electronically for... more
Further analysis from the Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglycerides: Impact on Global Health (AIM-HIGH) trial was presented on November 15, 2011, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Scientific Sessions. The investigators echoed previous statements... more