Heart Disease and Lifestyle Medicine
Steven Lome, DO
Learn the relationship between lifestyle factors and cardiovascular disease and how the current healthcare model influences treatment options.
45 minutes
Expires: August 10, 2026
New Findings on Statins
Virend Somers, MD, PhD
This overview will address recent advances in understanding statin therapy, including potential modulating effects of leptin. Benefits such as those in HIV positive patients and those with ILD will be examined as well as disparities in statin prescriptions.
45 minutes
Expires: August 10, 2026
Recipe for Heart Health: Cardiometabolic Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Within a Whole-Food Plant-Based Vegan Diet
Monica Aggarwal, MD, FACC
Learn about the results of a study comparing the effects of a whole-food plant-based vegan diet with and without extra virgin olive oil on cardiometabolic risk factors.
30 minutes
Expires: August 15, 2027
Salt and Cardiovascular Health
Lu Qi, PhD
Learn about the controversial research on the role of dietary sodium intake and human heath, limitations of traditional markers for studying sodium intake, and the association between adding salt to foods and risk of cardiovascular diseases and premature death.
45 minutes
Expires: August 10, 2026