Clinical Spotlight Series: Hypertriglyceridemia & CV Health-1. Welcome and Introduction

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The ACC Spotlight Series introduces an interactive session on hypertriglyceridemia and cardiovascular health, focusing on risk recognition and management. Faculty present four audience response questions: (1) how triglyceride levels relate to cardiovascular risk and whether therapies (fibrates, omega-3s, dietary fat substitutions) reduce events; (2) diagnosis of lifelong, recurrent pancreatitis with triglycerides >2,000 despite treatment, considering familial vs multifactorial chylomicronemia; (3) next-line therapy for genetically confirmed familial chylomicronemia syndrome, comparing targets such as APOC-3 and ANGPTL inhibitors; and (4) best first-step multidisciplinary intervention for severe hypertriglyceridemia with diabetes and alcohol use to reduce pancreatitis risk.

Keywords

hypertriglyceridemia

cardiovascular risk

familial chylomicronemia syndrome

pancreatitis prevention

lipid management