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Patient-centered recommendations for people needing additional cholesterol reduction Download the NLA PCSK9 Update Infographic PHILADELPHIA — The National Lipid Association (NLA) assembled a panel of experts to update its guidance for the use of PCSK9 antibody therapy made in the... more
James A. Underberg, MD, MS, Elected President during the 2017 NLA Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The National Lipid Association (NLA) announced the election of new President James A. Underberg, MD, MS, FACPM, FACP, FASPC, FNLA, on Saturday at the 2017 Scientific Sessions... more
The National Lipid Association along with a panel of outside experts from various disciplines convened for a workshop in late July to examine how health information technology (HIT) can be used, to effectively improve LDL-C goal attainment. The workshop committee of experts included participants... more
Amit Khera, M.D., Saskia Neher, Ph.D., each earn two-year grant for lipid disorder research NLA Junior Faculty Research Award Information JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Lipid Association (NLA) announced on Thursday the recipients of its inaugural Junior Faculty Research Awards for... more
Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leqvio (inclisiran) as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for the treatment of adults with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH... more
When Kennedi Thompson started developing xanthomas – fatty deposits that appear as white, raised bumps on the skin – her parents initially thought she was having an allergic reaction. Fox News - January 18, 2012
Jacksonville, Florida - (August 25, 2022) - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) announced the release of the 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Report of... more
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the country. But an argument is raging about a popular way of preventing it. Wall Street Journal - January 23, 2012
In >95% of patients, high triglycerides reflect the burden of the effects of more than 30 genes involved in triglyceride pathways Published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology,1 Free to download from 31 January – 28 February 2014 at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/... more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The National Lipid Association announced Monday it has united with MD Magazine®, a leading online and print source of physician news, conference coverage, and peer-to-peer discussion, through Michael J. Hennessy Associates' Strategic Alliance Partnership (SAP) Program... more