National Triglyceride Alliance

✅ #TrigTriviaTuesday – Answer Reveal! Thanks to everyone who joined in on this week’s clinical challenge! Question: In patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (TGs >500 mg/dL), what is the clinician’s primary goal? Correct answer: Preventing acute pancreatitis by rapidly reducing TGs 📍 When triglyceride levels rise above 500 mg/dL—and especially above 1,000 mg/dL—the risk of acute pancreatitis increases significantly. The immediate clinical priority is to lower triglycerides quickly to reduce this risk. Stay tuned for next week’s #TrigTriviaTuesday!

📊 It’s #TrigTriviaTuesday! Let’s test your knowledge: In patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (TGs >500 mg/dL), what is the clinician’s primary goal? (A) Lowering LDL-C at all costs (B) Optimizing HbA1c as the immediate priority (C) Preventing acute pancreatitis by rapidly reducing TGs (D) Routine statin initiation before anything else Comment below with your answer ⬇️ and let’s see how everyone does! #sHTG #Endocrinology #MedicalEducation #TrigTriviaTuesday

🔍 Welcome back to #TrigTriviaTuesday! How can you boost your Triglyceride IQ? 📈 Hear from nationally recognized expert Eliot Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA, FACE, as he breaks down the critical link between triglycerides, pancreatitis, and ASCVD. 🎥 Don’t miss this insightful video to sharpen your clinical knowledge: https://lnkd.in/ezkQpb9E #BoostUrTrigIQ #TrigTriviaTuesday #NTA #CardiovascularHealth #HTG #BacktoBasics

🔬 Trig Trivia Tuesday – Clinical Case Challenge Today’s case: A 36-year-old woman presents for follow-up after routine labs. She feels generally well but reports occasional abdominal discomfort and headaches. Lab results: Triglycerides: 780 mg/dL 🆘 (severe hypertriglyceridemia) Total cholesterol: 280 mg/dL HDL: 32 mg/dL Fasting glucose: 110 mg/dL Liver enzymes: mildly elevated TSH: normal History & risk factors: BMI: 31 No alcohol use No history of pancreatitis Mother with “high cholesterol” Recently postpartum (3 months) Diet: high in refined carbs and sugary beverages Clinical questions: What’s your first step in management? Would you order additional tests? How do you set short-term vs. long-term goals for this patient? Share your approach in the comments ⬇️ We’ll post expert recommendations later this week.

🔍 Trig Trivia Tuesday is back! Pancreatitis risk doesn’t wait—and neither should you when it comes to triglyceride (TG) management. Do you know the TG threshold where the pancreatitis risk significantly spikes? We touched on this a few weeks ago.... A) >250 mg/dL B) >500 mg/dL C) >1,000 mg/dL D) >2,000 mg/dL 🧠 Cast your vote and join the conversation in the comments.

It was a privilege to connect in person with some of our valued member partners, Sponsors, and Scientific Advisory Committee members at the ASPC 2025 Congress on CVD Prevention in Boston. We're grateful for the shared commitment to advancing care, awareness, and education for severe hypertriglyceridemia (#sHTG). Looking forward to continuing the collaboration—and to the next time we’re together.

🚨Trig Trivia Tuesday 🚨 Did you know that in the SHASTA-2 Randomized Clinical Trial, a trial using plozasiran, in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) – TGs >500mg/dL, among plozasiran-treated patients, 144 of 159 (90.6%) achieved a triglyceride level of less than 500 mg/dL at week 24 and maintained these reductions, with 117 of 153 treated patients (76.5%) remaining below this threshold at week 48 – AND ~50% of patients achieved normal triglyceride levels less than 150 mg/dL.

We’re excited to welcome Shannon Christen to the National Triglyceride Alliance as a member of our Scientific Advisory Committee! Shannon is a Dietitian and Diabetes Specialist with the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes and the Division of Cardiology – Heart & Vascular at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus / UCHealth. She plays a key role in the Cardiometabolic & Advanced Lipid Clinic, helping patients manage severe hypertriglyceridemia and lipid disorders. With over 20 years of experience and a deep commitment to cardiometabolic health, Shannon brings invaluable expertise to our mission.

Meet the newest Member of our Scientific Advisory Committee - Dr. Monica Aggarwal, MD – a trailblazer in lifestyle and nutrition-based cardiovascular care. An adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Aggarwal combines research, clinical practice, and public education to transform how we prevent and treat chronic illness. After reversing her own autoimmune condition through diet and lifestyle change, she returned to academia to pursue research on nutrition and integrative cardiology. She now serves as: 🔹 Chief Medical Officer of 4Roots Farm 🔹 Preventive cardiologist & lipidologist at AdventHealth Orlando 🔹 Chair of the Nutrition Committee at the American College of Cardiology She is also an author, educator, and speaker – empowering patients and healthcare professionals to view food as medicine. 📚 Author: Body on Fire + Body on Fire Cookbook

🚨 Trig Trivia Tuesday – Case Study Edition! 🚨 Put your clinical thinking caps on — it's time to test your knowledge! 🧠💥 Answer Options: A. sHTG [(Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS)] B. Multifactorial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (MCS) C. Metabolic Syndrome D. Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia (FCHL) Put your answer in the comments...