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The National Lipid Association owes much of its success to the founding lipid legend members, not only for their dedication to the organization but for hiring Chris Seymour as their Executive Director. When the Southeast Lipid Association began in 1997, John R. Guyton, MD, FNLA, had heard of Chris... more
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recommends universal pediatric lipid screening to identify and treat children with serious genetic dyslipidemias.1 Primary care providers should certainly identify children who will be candidates for statin therapy. One in 500 people are... more
On Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 4015 (237-182) that would repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that serves as the underpinning of Medicare physician payment and provide for other Medicare payment reforms. Unfortunately,... more
Cholesterol is an essential component of human cell biology, responsible for numerous diverse and important physiologic functions. In addition to maintenance of cell membranes, cholesterol is a key substrate for production of vitamin D, and thyroid and steroid hormones. Previous studies... more
An encore presentation of the landmark cardiovascular outcomes trial REDUCE-IT™ (Reduction of Cardiovascular Events With EPA - Intervention Trial) was presented as a Late-Breaking Abstract by Amarin at the National Lipid Association 2019 Scientific Sessions, taking place in Miami May 16 – 19
Scientific Sessions Venue The 2025 NLA Scientific Sessions will be held at the JW Marriott Turnberry Miami Resort, May 29 – June 1, 2025 JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort 19999 W Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180 305.932.6200 We sincerely apologize, but the NLA room... more
What is the Structure of Lp(a)? Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was first described as an antigenic variant of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in 1963.1 Indeed, Lp(a) contains an LDL-like moiety but is distinguished by the attached unique protein apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)]. (Fig. 1) Apo(a) confers unique... more
The National Lipid Association is featuring highlights from selected presentations at the 2015 Spring Clinical Lipid Update in Denver. New meeting highlights will be posted after the last session of the day. Read our meeting coverage here.
The Nominating Committees for the NLA and its Chapters have completed their work for 2016 and have submitted a recommendation for officers and directors at large for the terms available. The links below will open the report for each respective board. The slate will be presented for... more