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Abstracts for the 2017 National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia May 18-21, 2017, are now open. Submitted abstracts will be considered for the poster hall and oral presentations during the abstract session at the meeting. All accepted abstracts will be published in the... more
This issue is sponsored by the Southwest and Pacific Lipid Associations
T.S. is a 58-year-old male of South Asian origin who sought attention for complex dyslipidemia. He had migrated to the US in 1988. He has a strong family history positive for multiple members having coronary artery disease (CAD), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass... more
On June 3, 2015, the anticipated final results of the IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial (IMPROVE-IT) was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM 2015;372:2387-97). In the editorial... more
LEVERAGING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE The National Lipid Association (NLA) Health Quality and Research (HQR) committee is hoping to bring forward a system-based intervention for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners working in cardiology and internal... more
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – (Sept. 14, 2019) – A comprehensive review of scientific evidence that analyzes the impact of low-carbohydrate and very-low-carbohydrate diets (including ketogenic diets) on cardiometabolic risk factors and body weight was released today by the National... more
To read about highligts from ACC, click on the link below. The highlights will cover the 2016 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Non-Statin Therapies for LDL-C Lowering in the Management of ASCVD Risk, the HOPE 3 trial, the GAUSS-3 trial, and the ACCELERATE trial.... more
Adding ezetimibe to statin therapy further lowered cholesterol levels and resulted in fewer cardiovascular events in patients following heart attack More than a decade ago, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) demonstrated that a high dose statin, which lowered cholesterol... more
The National Lipid Association has meeting coverage and highlights from select presentations at the American Heart Association's 2015 Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando. more