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Surgeon General releases a Call to Action on Hypertension
The office of the Surgeon General releases a call to action recommending that hypertension control become a national public health priority, optimizing patient care, and building a community to help control high blood pressure. Progress made in controlling hypertension “is slipping away from us”, said, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH. This leaves…
Read MoreEsperion Launches U.S. Direct-to-Consumer Campaign to Accelerate Awareness of NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) Tablets and Increase Awareness of Bad Cholesterol
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Read MoreASPC Announces the creation of The Roger S. Blumenthal Travel Award for Top Early Career Abstract Award Winner
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Read MoreASPC Announces Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FASPC as newly Elected President of Society
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Read MoreEsperion Announces Commercial Availability of NEXLIZET™ (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablets and Ushers in New Era of Oral Combination Medicine for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering
– First-Ever Non-Statin Combination Medicine, Providing 38 Percent Mean LDL-C Lowering –– Esperion Aims to Set New Industry Standard by Pricing NEXLIZET for Patient Affordability and Access with Minimal to No Paperwork Requirements for Health Care Providers –– Launch Date Accelerated by One Month at Health Care Providers Request – ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…
Read MoreASPC Health and Wellbeing for All Statement
The past few months we have faced unprecedented times across the globe. The recent events, including ongoing episodes of racism and violence, underscore the urgency for us to prioritize inclusion, amplify marginalized voices, and continue to shine a light on cardiovascular health issues that affect so many. Cardiovascular disease does not discriminate by race, color,…
Read MoreThe American Society for Preventive Cardiology and INTERVENT International Collaborate to Help Patients Lead a Healthy Lifestyle During COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) is collaborating with INTERVENT International (INTERVENT) to provide its members and their patients free access to INTERVENT’s evidence-based, personalized, online/digital, educational resources and content. View the article
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: ASPC Official Scientific Statement on Management of Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Society For Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Releases Official Scientific Statement On Continuity Of Care And Outpatient Management For Patients With And At High Risk For Cardiovascular Disease During The COVID-19 Pandemic. View the Press Release
Read MoreNexletol™ (Bempedoic Acid), a New LDL-C Lowering Therapy, Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies
Esperion has announced that NEXLETOL™ (bempedoic acid) is now available in pharmacies in the United States. NEXLETOL is an oral, once-daily, tablet indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who require additional lowering of LDL-C. To…
Read MoreASPC Launches the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
March 25, 2020, Jacksonville, FL – The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) launches the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, one of the only journals dedicated solely to preventive cardiology in the U.S. “Preventive cardiology has witnessed exponential growth over the past few decades in the available clinical tools and new knowledge. We are excited…
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