Elevating Understanding and Management of Hypertriglyceridemia: From Risk Factor to Novel Therapeutic Target

Published: 25 March 2024

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Overview

This microlearning series aims to provide guidance on how to identify, manage, and treat hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) in your patients and improving patient outcomes.

 

The programme is aimed to improve understanding of HTG as a risk factor for acute and chronic illness, address challenges of diagnosing and treating elevated TG levels and review latest data for emerging therapies. 

 

Guided by the expertise of renowned leaders in the field, including Dr Christie Ballantyne (Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, US) as programme chair, who is accompanied by Dr Robert Eckel (University of Colorado, Colorado, US), Prof Ioanna Gouni-Berthold (University of Cologne, Cologne, DE) and Dr Nicholas Marston (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, US), this series comprises five succinct sessions designed to revolutionise your approach to HTG management.

 

The full series of this programme is available as a course to earn 1.00 AMA PRA Credit.

 

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This programme is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand HTG as a risk factor for acute and chronic illness
  • Describe current guideline directed management of HTG
  • Recognise the gaps and challenges present in current guideline directed management of HTG
  • Recall emerging trial data for novel pharmacological targets
  • Use guidelines, trial data & expert opinion to develop individualised treatment strategies for high-risk patients

Target Audience

  • Cardiologists
  • Lipidologists
  • Other Allied HCPs

More from this programme

Part 1

Hypertriglyceridemia: A Risk Factor for Acute & Chronic Illness

In this first part, Dr Eckel explores hypertriglyceridemia as a risk factor for both acute & chronic illness.

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Part 2

Current Guideline-Directed Approach to Hypertriglyceridemia

In this second part, Prof Gouni-Berthold presents some of the guidelines and looks at management strategies and treatment goals. 

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Current Guideline-Directed Approach to Hypertriglyceridemia Watch now

Part 3

Gaps & Challenges within Current Approach

In this third part, Dr Ballantyne touches on the remaining gaps and challenges. 

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Part 4

Novel Pharmacological Management of HTG

In this fourth part, Dr Marston guides us through various pharmacological management options for HTG. 

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Novel Pharmacological Management of HTG Watch now

Part 5

Discussion: Optimal Approach to HTG Diagnosis & Management

In this final part, the panel share their thoughts and guidance on some really important practical points on the management of HTG. 

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Discussion: Optimal Approach to HTG Diagnosis & Management Watch now

Faculty Biographies

Nicholas Marston

Nicholas Marston

Cardiologist

Dr Nicholas Marston is a Cardiologist at the Preventive Cardiology Section and Cardiovascular Genetics Section at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, US. 

Dr Marston is Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an associate member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. He is also an Investigator in the TIMI Study Group. 

He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School

 

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