Special Episode- Residual Risk - A Focus on Triglycerides – November 2024

In this special episode on Residual Risk: A Focus on Triglycerides, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Residual Risk, Triglycerides and how to reduce residual risk with Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine.  Based on popular demand this episode, originally aired in August 2023, is being republished for our audience. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amarin. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Dr. Christie Ballantyne.  Dr. Ballantyne is a Professor of Medicine-Cardiology, and Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine. Selected references in the Podcast: Niacin: AIM-HIGH - N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2255-2267 Omega-3 Fatty Acids: STRENGTH trial - JAMA. 2020;324(22):2268-2280 Pemafibrate: PROMINENT - N Engl J Med 2022; 387:1923-1934 Icosapent Ethyl: JELIS - Lancet. 2007;369(9567):1090-1098 Icosapent Ethyl: REDUCE-IT - N Engl J Med 2019; 380:11-22 ADA Standards of Care: Diabetes Care 2023;46(Supplement_1):S158–S190 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: Circulation. 2023;148. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168  

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Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org . Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D. , Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health