Clinical Lipidology: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease 3rd Edition

Clinical Lipidology: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 3rd Edition

Part of the esteemed Braunwald cardiology series, this comprehensive reference offers authoritative guidance on the evaluation and management of patients with dyslipidemia and atherogenic lipid disorders. Designed for cardiologists, lipidologists, endocrinologists, and internal medicine physicians, it provides a practical, evidence-based approach to risk assessment, diagnosis, and therapy.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Thoroughly addresses pathogenesis, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of elevated lipids and lipoproteins, integrating the latest research and clinical advances.
• Updated Clinical Guidelines: Includes current recommendations from AHA, ACC, ESC, and EAS, ensuring practice aligns with contemporary standards.
• Streamlined, Clinically Focused Content: Chapters reorganized into sections on risk assessment, therapy, evolving therapeutic targets, and special populations for quick, practical reference.
• New and Expanded Topics:
  • Polygenic Risk Scores
  • Inclisiran, Bempedoic Acid, and Pemafibrate
  • Emerging therapeutic targets: Lp(a), ANGPTL3, ApoC-III
  • Novel platforms: Gene therapy and genome editing
  • Expanded content on inflammation, genetic testing, troponins, statins, bile acid sequestrants, niacin, fibrates, monoclonal antibodies, colchicine, IL-6, and cellular/molecular/genetic therapies

• Practical Tools for Clinicians: Treatment algorithms, case vignettes, and clinical scenarios illustrating common decision-making challenges.

• Evidence-Based Approach: Integrates therapeutic breakthroughs and evolving strategies, from pharmacologic interventions to lifestyle modification and emerging platforms.

This edition is an essential, up-to-date resource for clinicians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative guide to the management of lipid disorders in contemporary cardiovascular care