This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference on lipidology. It will serve as a stimulus to the reader to continue to learn about the ever changing and fascinating field of therapeutic lipidology. It will also empower readers to improve and extend the lives of the patients they so conscientiously serve.
Provides comprehensive coverage of all core aspects of clinical lipidology as well as relevant basic science and dyslipidemia management strategies
Updated to include new guidelines, novel therapeutic agents, and changes in the understanding of specific lipids/lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk
Highlights recent advances in the field such as novel biomarkers and the microbiome, genomics of cardiovascular risks, PCSK9 inhibitors, as well as imaging technologies and lipoprotein separation/measurement methodologies