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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