North Texas halal barbecue competition returns in 2024 with ‘Grill for Gaza’ fundraiser dallasnews.com/food/2024/04/1…

Join us 5/29 before the #NLASessions kick off for an exclusive deep dive into the world of TGs. The Mastering Triglycerides Masters Course is here to turn up the heat on hypertriglyceridemia mngmt Christie Ballantyne Zahid Ahmad Venkata Sandeep Akshintala Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA
lipid.org/mastering-trig…

While I agree with the statement 👍 'evidence shows that statins reduce lipid levels in children with FH, and observational studies suggest that such treatment has long-term benefit for this condition' I struggle to understand how they can conclude that 'FH is relatively rare'🙄

Q: Why are waits at emergency rooms so long?

A: Because the rest of the healthcare system is failing.

The patient did everything right, but the healthcare system did them so so so wrong.

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They call their PCP, but can’t get an appointment. So they turn to the ER.

They

Message from ⁦@ DrMarthaGulati⁩ ⁦ASPC⁩ Kevin Maki ⁦National Lipid Association⁩ How can we improve quality of lipid management unless we measure at least LDL-C? ⁦Salim Virani⁩ ⁦Dave Dixon, Professor & Chair @VCUPharmacy⁩ ⁦Dan Soffer⁩ ⁦ acc.org/Latest-in-Card…

Great start to #nlasessions Atlanta with discussions on lower LDL-C levels times time duration is better, new therapeutics for Lp(a), CETPi, apoC3 and a great talks on FH, triglycerides Michael D. Shapiro Christie Ballantyne Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Zahid Ahmad

Congratulations Zahid Ahmad on opening #NLASessions today!! Great talk on super high triglycerides in familial disorders! Also great talks from Christie Ballantyne Michael D. Shapiro Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA
Day 1 National Lipid Association

And loved the shout out about the Truist Park Atlanta Braves and Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta United FC Atlanta Falcons stadiums not even able to hold all the high TG patients! Crazy! #NLASessions National Lipid Association Zahid Ahmad @UTSWNews

So excited to welcome Med Students from Morehouse School of Medicine who want a career in lipids, prevention & Cardiology! Building the National Lipid Association pipeline to serve all our patients. #NLASessions JS Dan Soffer Zahid Ahmad Marlys Koschinsky Joseph DeBoe Dinesh Kalra, MD National Lipid Association

Having way too much fun with fellow #LipidLovers at #NLASessions ! Looking forward to Day3!!
Eugenia Gianos MD Eugene Yang Dr. James Underberg JS Ann Liebeskind, MD Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Aneesha Thobani, MD Shireen Chad Morreale, DO Karen Aspry Zahid Ahmad Mark Shapiro, MD Dan Soffer

Ready for Day2 at #NLASessions in #ATL !! Eugenia Gianos MD Eugene Yang Thomas Dayspring Dr. James Underberg Zahid Ahmad Aneesha Thobani, MD Marlys Koschinsky Ann Liebeskind, MD

The start of something BIG!! Day 1 #NLASessions with Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Dr. James Underberg Ann Liebeskind, MD and me! #ATLANTA #LipidLover

Great article!

Check out American Muslim Today!

Injera instead of white bread with Texas barbecue = crazy delicious. Here’s Hanna Raskin with the tale. mailchi.mp/southernfoodwa…

Great talk! Lots of insight into American Muslims and BBQ

In the film 'Nice to Meat You' by Ethan Payne, Ahmed Momin, a South Asian immigrant who owns Atlanta Halal Meat, and his son farmo tell of 35 years of hard work, sweat, tears, and blood that helped their family thrive. southernfoodways.org/film/nice-to-m…

Disappointing! But not surprising!

Congrats to all the National Lipid Association fellows, diplomats, clinical lipid specialists and masters (aka lipid legends) Monica Aggarwal, MD Zahid Ahmad Nyein Chan Swe Dr Rodis Plakogiannis, Dr. James Underberg Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Dr. Anne Goldberg Carl Orringer Michael Davidson MD Matthew Ito

#AHA22
Kelly D Myers from Family Heart Foundation discusses latest research from the Family Heart Database on disparities in care for #FH patients.
Great work by the authors on this important topic!
@UTSWNews Zahid Ahmad Amit Khera Cat Davis Ahmed Katherine Wilemon Mary McGowan #KnowFH