Lipidology is the study of cholesterol. It finds particular treatments for high cholesterol and other lipid disorders. A lipidologist researches lipids and lipoprotein metabolism in the body and directs to find ways of decreasing mortality rates related with high cholesterol. This is a expanding area of ability due to the increase in cholesterol-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Lipid disorders include:
Title : Antiplatelet agents as a novel therapy of heart failure due to myocardial infarction
Naranjan Dhalla, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Canada
Title : Advanced molecular and cellular mechanisms for pulmonary hypertension
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical Center, United States
Title : Protecting cardiac potassium channels as a novel strategy to prevent ischemia-associated arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
Shetuan Zhang, Queen’s University, Canada
Title : System methods to define master regulator of cell identity in development and diseases
Kaifu Chen, Cardiology Department, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, United States
Title : Left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery to prevent stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Alaa A Sayed, UPMC, United States
Title : Optimal adoption of the CNIC-polypill strategy (acetyl salicylic acid, atorvastatin and ramipril) in routine clinical practice: Global expert consensus and endorsement for enhanced cardiovascular outcomes
Jose Maria Castellano Vazquez, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Spain