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Pamela Morris, MD, is currently an associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina where she serves as director of the Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program and co- director of Women’s Heart Care. She is also the chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Prevention of... more
At the NLA’s annual Honors and Awards ceremony, Chapter presidents have the opportunity to present Chapter President’s Service Awards. These awards are presented by each Chapter President to one or two members from their chapter who has provided exceptional service to the chapter over the previous... more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a Drug Safety Communication on July 20, 2021, concerning the removal of the strongest warning against using statins during pregnancy. The warning states that statins should never be used in any patients during pregnancy. After reviewing recent... more
By Roger S. Blumenthal, MD; and Michael Miller, MD The field of preventive cardiology lost one of its great investigators, clinicians and mentors with the passing of Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., MD, on Aug. 15. He died after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer at age 74 years.... more
The NLA has developed a series of educational activities and engagement opportunities for our members and those interested in lipid management near and far, and we cannot wait for you to take advantage of all the offerings!
Upon hearing the words "Atherosclerosis and Indians," the following key points and definitions come to mind: 1. South Asia comprises Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Indians comprise 85% of this group in the U.S.1 Often, these groups are investigated together in large... more
In October 2018, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with the National Lipid Association and other organizations, published evidencebased guidelines on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease... more
When Dr. Maria Lopes-Virella and I took on joint editorship of the first issue of LipidSpin all those years ago, I remember feeling like we were responsible for a newborn baby named clinical lipidology. At that time, the National Lipid Association (NLA) had grown from a local lipid association, the... more