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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (September 2016) — The Foundation of the National Lipid Association, in conjunction with National Cholesterol Education Month, will launch the RADAR Campaign (RADAR: RAre Disease AwaReness) providing resources and tools to both patients and healthcare professionals designed... more
By Carl E. Orringer A 55-year-old South Asian Indian physician comes to you for management recommendations for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). He has no current cardiovascular symptoms. He has an eight-year history of well-controlled arterial hypertension,... 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
Pathogenicity of Lipoprotein (a) Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) resembles an LDL-like lipoprotein with apolipoprotein(a) covalently bound with a disulfide link to apolipoprotein B on the particle surface. Lp(a)’s pro-inflammatory, pro-atherogenic, and pro-thrombotic properties have been linked by... 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
Muscle symptoms in patients on statin therapy are prevalent and offer a complicated differential for providers to entertain. Symptoms range from relatively mild aches and pains to severe and debilitating weakness and pain. Statins are taken by more than 25 million patients across the globe and have... more
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The National Lipid Association (NLA) today announced the release of a major new clinical guidance document titled “LDL Cholesterol Management Simplified in Adults – Lower for Longer is Better: Guidance from the National Lipid Association,” now available open access in the Journal of Clinical... more
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