Great start to #nlasessions Atlanta with discussions on lower LDL-C levels times time duration is better, new therapeutics for Lp(a), CETPi, apoC3 and a great talks on FH, triglycerides Michael D. Shapiro Christie Ballantyne Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Zahid Ahmad

Message from ⁦@ DrMarthaGulati⁩ ⁦ASPC⁩ Kevin Maki ⁦National Lipid Association⁩ How can we improve quality of lipid management unless we measure at least LDL-C? ⁦Salim Virani⁩ ⁦Dave Dixon, Professor & Chair @VCUPharmacy⁩ ⁦Dan Soffer⁩ ⁦ acc.org/Latest-in-Card…

Q: Why are waits at emergency rooms so long? A: Because the rest of the healthcare system is failing. The patient did everything right, but the healthcare system did them so so so wrong. 🧵… They call their PCP, but can’t get an appointment. So they turn to the ER. They

While I agree with the statement 👍 "evidence shows that statins reduce lipid levels in children with FH, and observational studies suggest that such treatment has long-term benefit for this condition" I struggle to understand how they can conclude that "FH is relatively rare"🙄

Join us 5/29 before the #NLASessions kick off for an exclusive deep dive into the world of TGs. The Mastering Triglycerides Masters Course is here to turn up the heat on hypertriglyceridemia mngmt Christie Ballantyne Zahid Ahmad Venkata Sandeep Akshintala Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA lipid.org/mastering-trig…

North Texas halal barbecue competition returns in 2024 with ‘Grill for Gaza’ fundraiser dallasnews.com/food/2024/04/1…

Starting this morning Dan Soffer shares the NLA NEW MISSION STATEMENT!! NLA 2024 National Lipid Association #NLASessions Zahid Ahmad Marlys Koschinsky Dinesh Kalra, MD Erin D. Michos, M.D. Eugenia Gianos MD Dr. James Underberg Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Hilly Paige Jr Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC JS Dr. Laxmi Mehta Ann Liebeskind, MD

So excited for this! This is a great (and easy!) test to help better understand risk and what is going on with our patients. I know my apoB and Lp(a). Do you know yours? National Lipid Association Dan Soffer Thomas Dayspring

Great to see a session on CVD Challenges in Women at NLA 2024 by women National Lipid Association #NLASessions Dan Soffer Zahid Ahmad Marlys Koschinsky Dinesh Kalra, MD Lynne Braun, PhD Erin D. Michos, M.D. Eugenia Gianos MD Dr. James Underberg Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC JS Dr. Laxmi Mehta Ann Liebeskind, MD

Welcoming new medical students from underrepresented backgrounds to join the world of LIPIDOLOGY at #NLASessions National Lipid Association Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV !! @cynthiamor86171 brooke Marlys Koschinsky #WomeninMedicine #WomeninLipidology

Eugenia Gianos MD was awarded President’s service award by Dan Soffer A great teacher, mentor and advocate for mentees, very well deserved. National Lipid Association Christie Ballantyne Dr. James Underberg CardioNerds #NLA2024 #NLASessions

Congratulations to the #NLASessions President’s Service Award winners from NLA President Dan Soffer to Zahid Ahmad Marlys Koschinsky and Eugenia Gianos MD !! Well deserved!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

#NLA2024 honors its dedicated and passionate lipid specialists who are fighting the good fight to combat dyslipidemia and improve cardiometabolic health - Drs. Bart Duell, Kevin Maki, Florian Kronenberg, Don Wilson, Gina Lundberg MD FACC FAHA Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLS, FNLA Marlys Koschinsky Dan Soffer

🥕Devesh Rai, MD🥕 Dan Soffer National Lipid Association Christie Ballantyne Dr. James Underberg CardioNerds Honored to receive this award from #friend & #mentor Dan Soffer who has made great progress with National Lipid Association. Humbled to be in the same category as Marlys Koschinsky & Zahid Ahmad & look forward to continued collaboration! Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital

Nataliya Pyslar Eugenia Gianos MD Marlys Koschinsky NLA Women In Lipidology National Lipid Association and to Zahid Ahmad This trio of superstars will take National Lipid Association very far.

Don’t miss this year’s #FamilyHeartSummit#24! This is a truly inspiring conference with amazing clinicians, researchers and a unique element - the patient story told by patients themselves! Josh Knowles Roger Blumenthal Mary Mcgowan Lawrence Sperling Christie Ballantyne

You can still join Zahid Ahmad & our expert faculty this Friday for our 1 day Mastering TGs Course. Live stream the course from your home/office, get 8 hours of CME/CE, & improve your proficiency on the complexities of severe hypertriglyceridemia 👉lipid.org/mastering-trig…

Our Expert Clinical Consensus was just released providing an overview of the physiologic and clinical considerations regarding the role of apoB measurement to guide clinical care based on the available scientific evidence and expert opinion Dan Soffer Nicholas Marston Christie Ballantyne

Excellent National Lipid Association sessions today on importance of measuring ApoB, U/S for carotid plaque, CACS, CCTA for coronary plaque assessment in primary prevention #ARTCAP, polygenic risk scores, and lipid lowering in older pts (>75 yrs). Not to be missed! vijay nambi Michael Wilkinson

40 Years On: Still Arguing About Statins 🗣️ In the 1980s, some of the ongoing debate related to Statins was starting to settle. The early days of cholesterol-lowering was rejected not by contrarians, but by mainstream cardiologists. One of the core trials to change the tune was