Lipids: Update on Diagnosis and Management of Dyslipidemia: an Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0323986951 ISBN 13 : 9780323986953

Editeur : Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, 2022

Synopsis

In this issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Connie B. Newman and Alan Chait bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lipids: Update on Diagnosis and Management of Dyslipidemia. When untreated, dyslipidemia may have serious comorbidities; in this issue, top experts cover the evaluation and management of LDL cholesterol and high triglicerides in adults and children, providing practical information that will help physicians and other health care professionals treat their patients and improve outcomes.

• Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including lipid and lipoprotein metabolism; measurement of lipids and advanced lipid testing; assessment of CVD risk; inherited forms of hypercholesterolemia; new and emerging therapies for dyslipidemia; and more.

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on diagnosis and management of dyslipidemia, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Obesity Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), and the New York Academy of Medicine. She served as the 2018-2019 President of AMWA, an organization of women physicians, pre-medical and medical students that advocates for advancement of women in medicine, health equity and sex and gender based medical education. Dr. Newman is recognized for her expertise in hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, statin safety, and randomized controlled clinical trials. She is the Chair of the 2020 Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on the management of dyslipidemia in endocrine diseases, and served as Chair of the writing group for the American Heart Association's 2019 Scientific Statement on the safety of statins. Dr. Newman is an appointed member of the FDA Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Advisory Committee. Dr. Newman writes and speaks on the topics of sex and gender health, high cholesterol and heart disease, and statin safety. She is the recipient of the 2020 Bertha Van Hoosen Award, named for the founder of AMWA. She is featured in "20 Women, 20 Years", an online exhibit of leaders in the medical profession, sponsored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0323986951
• ISBN 13: 9780323986953
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Newman MD Connie B., Chait MD Alan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie