Educational Objectives

Discuss updates on clinical trials in lipidology.

Discuss new data related to the management of dyslipidemia.

Interpret recent findings regarding lipoprotein disorders;
atherosclerosis; metabolic syndrome; and advanced lipoprotein
metabolism and vascular biology.

Evaluate new evidence for dietary or pharmacologic management
of lipid disorders.
Subject Content

Clinical trials in lipidology, including PROACTIVE, FIELD, IDEAL
and CARDS.

Effects on lipid disorders of therapeutic lifestyle changes, including
low vs. high carbohydrate diets.

Vascular biology, including PPAR effects on atherosclerosis
and the role of fatty acid-binding proteins in metabolic syndrome
and atherosclerosis.
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