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New, Seventh Edition of Management of Lipids in Clinical Practice by Drs. Neil Stone and Conrad Blum Published

11-06-2008

Professional Communications, Inc. is pleased to announced the publication of the new, seventh edition of Management of Lipids in Clinical Practice by Neil Stone, MD and Conrad Blum, MD.  The book has been fully updated since the publication of the last edition in 2006.

This long-running, critically acclaimed handbook provides physicians with a highly practical source of expert insight into the clinical management of lipids.  Pathophysiology, classification, and causes of hyperlipoproteinemia are presented in Chapters 2 – 4. The ATP III guidelines serve as the basis for the clinical assessment and goals of therapy and is presented in Chapter 5. Atherosclerosis, lipids, and acute coronary syndromes are presented in Chapter 6. Results of pivotal clinical trials are presented in Chapter 7 in text and tabular form.

Therapeutic Lifestyle Change and the Metabolic Syndrome are reviewed in Chapters 8 – 9.  Lipid lowering drugs are reviewed in detail in Chapter 10, with information on efficacy, mechanism of actions, drug interactions, adverse effects, and proper use as mono and combination therapy.  Treatment of hyperlipidemia in children, women, elderly, and diabetics is discussed in Chapter 11.  A summary of the approach to treatment is presented in Chapter 12.

Dr. Neil Stone is a Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiology) at the Northwestern University Medical School and is the co-chair of the upcoming NCEP ATP IV Panel.   Dr. Conrad Blum is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University School of Medicine and a member of the NCEP ATP IV Panel.

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