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Volume 1, Number 9

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the association between subpopulations of triglyceride-rich and high-density lipoproteins adn the extent of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women 
  • Characterize the long-term benefits of bezafibrate therapy in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events among patients with coronary heart disease and dyslipidemia 
  • Delineate the impact of informing patients of their calculated coronary risk on the effectiveness of statin therapy

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Volume 1, Number 8

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the benefits of pravastatin therapy in women with hypercholesterolemia 
  • Describe the association between socioeconomic position and inflammatory burden among different race/ethnic groups
  • Identify the age-specific associations of total cholesterol with ischemic heart disease, stroke, and other vascular mortality

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Volume 1, Number 7

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Assess the link of Crohn's disease to atherogenesis and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
  • Outline the effects of fenofibrate and simvastatin on HDL-related biomarkers in patients with low HDL
  • Describe the suppressive effects of diacylgycerol oil on postprandial hyperlipidemia in patients with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance

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Volume 1, Number 6

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Describe at least one potential mechanism to explain the increased morbidity and mortality observed with use of the CETP inhibitor torcetrapib 
  • Relate the importance of continuation of statin treatment as a means to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events and to underscore patient adherence 
  • Discuss the association between total cholesterol levels and stroke mortality

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Volume 1, Number 5

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the association between fasting TG level changes over time and CHD risk in young adults
  • Identify the development of minor strokes with increased total serum cholesterol levels
  • Compare the effectiveness of two statins on CRP (<2 mg/L) and LDL-C (<70 mg/dL) among patients with type 2 diabetes

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Volume 1, Number 4

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the atherogenic qualities of the lipoprotein(a) molecule [Lp(a)]
  • Recognize the predictive value of HDL-C levels for major CV events, even when LDL-C levels are below 70 mg/dL
  • Characterize follow-up statin safety and efficacy data after the end of a landmark lipid-lowering study

 

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Volume 1, Number 3

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Ascertain whether statin-associated adverse events are proportional to       LDL-C reduction
  • Evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term statin therapy in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, as well as the relation between the age of statin initiation and carotid IMT
  • Characterize no evidence of interaction observed between clopidogrel and type of statins when administered concomitantly to high-risk patients

  

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Volume 1, Number 2

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the impact of the Mediterranean diet on cellular lipid levels and LDL oxidation in patients at high cariovascular risk
  • Explain the increase in cardiovascular risk associated with increasing postprandial trigylceride levels
  • Describe the effect of statin use in individuals with very low LDL-C levels (<60 mg/dL)

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Volume 1, Number 1

With information from the latest evidence-based studies, participants should be able to:

  • Detail the anti-inflammatory effects of combination lipid-lowering therapies incorporating different mechanisms of action
  • Recognize the worsened prognosis for patients with preexisting atherosclerosis who have the metabolic syndrome
  • Identify the gap in treatment for patients at presumptive high cardiovascular risk (ie, in chest pain units)

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