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  August 2023

  Take this short quiz to test your knowledge on the recently published debate on dyslipidemias titled “Great debate: lipid-lowering therapies should be guided by vascular imaging rather than by circulating biomarkers”.

  CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DEBATE.

  Eur Heart J. 2023 Jul 1;44(25):2292-2304. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad275

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  Quiz of the month – May 2023

  Take this short quiz to test your knowledge on some of the latest peer-reviewed published literature related to ASCVD and Lipidology.

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  Quiz of the month – April 2023

  Take our patient case study quiz specially curated for you by our Faculty Member, Prof. Samer Ellahham.

  Case Study: A 65-year-old man with a history of dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension.

   

  Presentation:	New onset crescendo angina x 5 days culminating Rest pain for the past 2h No history of other vascular events or heart attack, no TIA or stroke Weight: 90 kg Exam: BP 150/85 (slightly elevated), Heart Rate 80 No murmur detected
  Medication:	Valsartan 160 mg daily, Aspirin 81 mg daily, Rosuvastatin 10 mg daily, Metformin 500 mg twice daily
  Labs:	BMI 31kg/m2, waist circumference 101.6 cm (40 inches), (-) tobacco (quit last year – 60-pack-year history) Normal CBC, electrolytes Troponin: Elevated Electrocardiogram:1-2 mm horizontal ST depression infero-lateral leads Chest X-ray: Normal
  Lipid panel:	Total cholesterol (TC) 192 mg/dL HDL-C 46 mg/dL Triglycerides 180 mg/dL (non-fasting) LDL-C 110 mg/dL Non-HDL-C 146 mg/ dL

  What are the first impressions about this patient?

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