#191 Lipids Update with Erin Michos MD

<p><span>Lipids Update! Get up close and personal with ASCVD prevention and lipid management guidelines, including changes in the 2018 update, with our discussion with Dr. Erin Michos</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/ErinMichos"><span>@erinmichos</span></a><span>, preventive cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital! We review the background on the ASCVD risk calculator, basics of primary and secondary prevention, statins benefits and misconceptions, appropriate follow up, cool things to look out for in the future, the deal with medications like aspirin and icosapent ethyl, among many other things! If that wasn’t enough, Dr. Michos also goes over great ways to counsel patients on healthy living and when that darn statin is giving you the “muscle aches”! </span></p> <p><span>ACP members can claim CME-MOC credit at</span> <a href="https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders"><span><a href="https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders">https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders</a></span></a> <span>(CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date). </span></p> <p><span><a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list">Show Notes</a> | <a href="http://thecurbsiders.libsyn.com/feed">Subscribe</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKlzOLxyztvA1BkJfnf67">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/kashlakmemorial">Swag!</a> | <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/top-picks">Top Picks</a> | <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/knowledgefood">Mailing List</a> | <a href="mailto:thecurbsiders@gmail.com">thecurbsiders@gmail.com</a></span></p> <h3><strong>Rate our infographics!</strong></h3> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/9K8W2Z7SR6v1t1YG3"><span>Tell us what you think in this brief survey.</span></a></p> <h3><strong>Credits</strong></h3> <ul> <li><span>Producers: Christopher Chiu MD FACP FAAP; Jasneet Devgun DO; Justin Berk MD MPH MBA; Beth Garbitelli </span></li> <li><span>Writers: Jasneet Devgun DO; Justin Berk MD MPH MBA</span></li> <li><span>Infographic: Beth “Garb