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It is truly an honor to serve as President of the Midwest Lipid Association; following in the steps of those who have brought energy, knowledge, enthusiasm, and creativity to the role. It is a somewhat daunting responsibility! We face the continued challenge of providing... more
For heart health, you're supposed to know your numbers: total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. Associated Press - November 7, 2011
Dr. Google, referencing ACC, tells us that cardiometabolic disorders represent a cluster of interrelated risk factors, primarily hypertension, elevated fasting blood sugar, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, and elevated triglycerides. Examples of the disease include heart attack, stroke, diabetes... more
The Midwest Lipid Association Chapter started the fall with our co-sponsored Clinic Lipid Update in Minneapolis in September. It was great to see many familiar NLA member colleagues as well as new attendees. As part of the MWLA’s goals for this year, we are finalizing a three-year... more
Are you interested in preventive care? How about lifestyle focus, medical management, multi-specialty collaboration, an evidence-based approach, genetics and the related usage of technology? Then being credentialed as a clinical lipid specialist (CLS) should be in your future. After working on... more
Raising awareness: EAS says FH underdiagnosed and undertreated Copenhagen, Denmark (from theheart.org) - A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) on the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), first presented during the EAS... more
This edition of the Lipidspin on cardiometabolic disease, is co-sponsored by NELA and SELA. The 2022 NELA Chapter and Board would like to personally thank all NELA/SELA authors and contributors to this issue as well as the editors for helping to put together this edition. NELA met twice over the... more
The National Lipid Association has featured highlights from selected presentations at the 2016 Clinical Lipid Update in Amelia Island. Read our meeting coverage here.
Familial hypercholesterolemia (abbreviated FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, “bad cholesterol”), in the blood and heart attacks and stroke at a younger than usual age...read more.