#QualityMeasures

CMSGov - did you take note of language on page 158 of the FY24 HHS appropriations bill??
Family Heart Foundation joins with National Lipid Association, ASPC, Association of Black Cardiologists and many other organizations in support of an LDL-based measure.
Christie Ballantyne
appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

#Coschallenge
# 6 of 10 in the Conejo Challenge - Rosewood trail.
➡️ Always great views of the #ConejoValley from Angel Vista, especially beautiful with the rain rolling in!
➡️ 🙏🏻 Summer Noble for your trail stewardship through Conejo Open Space Foundation!

#KnowLpa
#Leadership

👏👏 National Lipid Association Marlys Koschinsky Dan Soffer Christie Ballantyne Pam R. Taub, MD❤️💃🏻 Erin D. Michos, M.D. Michael Wilkinson Dave Dixon, Professor & Chair @VCUPharmacy Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA & all of the authors on this important step forward for universal screening of Lp(a)!
✅ it out!

#KnowFH
#KnowLpa
#RaceToSaveMoreHearts
My trusty pal Rocket & I are raising money to support the mission of the Family Heart Foundation to save generations of families from heart disease.
Any donations greatly appreciated - even$1!!
✅ out our fundraising page - give.familyheart.org/fundraiser/542…

#LDL
Second time for sure!
Just received my second free LDL test from Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 and Everlywell. The first one I returned had a problem and so I appreciate the replacement and Amgen’s commitment to make sure I #KnowLDL !
Very easy collection process and I just mailed it back.🤞🤞

Check out my latest article: VICTORION-Initiate: Putting Quality Measures and Guidelines to the Test linkedin.com/pulse/victorio… via LinkedIn
#LDL #LowerIsBetter #NCQA #CMS #QualityMeasures #MeasureWhatMatters #ClinicalInertia
@thefhfoundation Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer Battelle Seth J. Baum MD

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Congratulations to Michael Davidson MD, John Kastelein, and the entire NewAmsterdam Pharma team. Very exciting!
#LDL

#LDL
#ClinicalInertia
#QualityMeasures
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Congratulations to the investigators on the impressive results of Victorian-Initiate!
Addition of inclisiran versus “threshold guideline” UC.
80% vs 20% achieved LDL<70 and 72% vs 9% <55!
Family Heart Foundation National Lipid Association Novartis

#ACC24
Always great when Family Heart Foundation board chair Josh Knowles stops by our booth!
Come check us out - we are right next to the free Lp(a) testing!!
#KnowFH
#KnowLpa
Katherine Wilemon

#ACC24
Great session by Association of Black Cardiologists at the American College of Cardiology scientific sessions.
80M preventable deaths in African-Americans ➡️ 🫀 disease is the #1 driver.
Hypertension in young adults is a major issue - don’t sleep on BP!
👏👏 talk by Karol Watson

Great session 👏🏻👌 on optimizing proven approaches to improve cholesterol management Salim Virani Erin D. Michos, M.D. Steve Nicholls Raul Santos
👉🏻new digital technologies offer unique opportunities but who covers the cost needs to be defined
👉🏻we have the same issues with low…

Don’t miss Christie Ballantyne Sunday, April 7 at WHF Cafe at 3 pm , talking about Ensuring Timely screening for Homozygous Familiar Hypercholesterolemia in the United States.

It’s always a pleasure to talk with my professor.

#ACCPrev

American College of Cardiology

#ACC24
Always a highlight of the ACC meeting for me - the Association of Black Cardiologists General membership meeting. Such an amazing organization and this is the 50th anniversary!!
Looking forward to the SOTH event in LA in Sept!👏👏

#Summit24
Powerhouse agenda for the 2024 Family Heart Foundation Global Summit & only $89 for fellows/students! If you are in the Dallas area, please share with your colleagues!
Amit Khera Zahid Ahmad Ann Marie Navar CardioNerds
familyheart.org/2024-family-he…

Katherine Wilemon Josh Knowles

#Summit24
Registration is open!!
➡️ What an amazing agenda, starting with our co-chairs (Christie Ballantyne, Fatima Rodriguez, & Larry Sperling from Emory Cardiology) and co-hosts Katherine Wilemon & Josh Knowles
PLUS - Nobel Laureates Drs Brown & Goldstein & much more!
familyheart.org/2024-family-he…

High Lipoprotein(a): Actionable Strategies for Risk Assessment and Mit... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Excellent review Gissette Reyes-Soffer. MD FAHA Calvin Yeang MD, PhD Erin D. Michos, M.D. ASPC Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 BCM Cardiology BCM_CVRI National Lipid Association The Texas Heart Institute Cardiometabolic Health Congress

#KnowLpa
Excellent review and great recommendations on strategies to lower CV risk if you have ⬆️ Lp(a) from Gissette Reyes-Soffer. MD FAHA Erin D. Michos, M.D. Calvin Yeang MD, PhD & Christie Ballantyne!
➡️ Includes the new National Lipid Association screening recommendations!

Family Heart Foundation Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer ASPC Association of Black Cardiologists

PCSK9I are absolutely worthless if they are not in the hands of patients that need them. Don't wait until someone has an event to give them access to the drug that could have prevented it. Do better!
#KnowFH #KnowLpa #PCSK9i

If at first you don’t succeed…
I did the Everlywell #LDL test courtesy of @amgen last Friday. Watched the video, followed the easy instructions, mailed it in - and got an email today that it can’t be processed.
👍 At least they are sending a replacement!
2nd times the charm!

In celebration of #LPA awareness, ⬇️ practice changing #NLA paper Iftikhar J. Kullo Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLS, FNLA Pradeep Natarajan Eugenia Gianos MD JoAnne Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA Hilly Paige Jr Dr. James Underberg Prof Kausik Ray FMedSci Dr. Payal Kohli, MD Amy R. Kontorovich, MD, PhD