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Today the European Atherosclerosis Society released a new consensus position paper on the polygenic nature of hypertriglyceridaemia. It is published in The Lancet, and will available free to download for a period of one month, until February 28. To download the paper, please follow the link: http... more
Introduction Telemedicine can help deliver care for cardiometabolic disorders, however it has not been used often by primary care providers in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC).(1,2) FQHC patients have higher prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders which increases their susceptibility to... more
.webform-client-form { display: none; } 2025 #NLAFall Social Ambassador Form Interested in becoming a #NLAFall Social Ambassador? Fill out the form below to apply! As a Social Ambassador, you’ll help spread the excitement of #NLAFall by sharing key insights, engaging with NLA’s social... more
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released its Final Recommendation Statement on Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening. NLA leadership disagrees with this release and communicated twice to USPSTF about the implications of this statement. The... more
Join us for our virtual business meeting! On behalf of the National Lipid Association, the 2020 Annual Business Meeting will be held electronically Monday, June 8, 2020 from 6:00-6:30 PM ET. Agenda: President’s Introduction Secretary / Treasurer’s Report Nominating... more
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2017 — The FOURIER trial lead investigators announced today that the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 15%. The detailed results from the FOURIER outcomes trial were presented at the American College of... more
From Everyday Health: September is cholesterol awareness month, and a good time to get your cholesterol levels checked. If your bad cholesterol, LDL, is below 100 mg/dL and your good cholesterol, HDL, is above 40 mg/dL for men or 50 for women, your levels are healthy. But two out of every three... more
This document is perhaps the most authorative guideline on physical activity and weight loss to date. It is an update of the 2001 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Position Stand titled ‘‘Appropriate Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and... more
Q: Why do you support DE&I for NLA? A: I believe that people from all walks of life, regardless of their color, sex, socioeconomic status, and religion should be equally respected. We should see them as who they are rather than what they appear as externally. I feel that the concept of DE... more