LipidCurious
by Vishnu Priya Pulipati, MD, FACE, DipABCL
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A Simple 3-Step Way to Approach the 2026 Multisociety Dyslipidemia…
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About this podcast
Podcast dedicated to demystifying lipids for medical boards and real-world clinical practice.
Episodes
- A Simple 3-Step Way to Approach the 2026 Multisociety Dyslipidemia (or Any) Guideline · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 16What do you do when a 100+ page evidence-rich guideline drops? Most of us intend to read it, save it for later… and never really use it effectively. Not because we do not care…
- Statins Beyond LDL-C: Pleiotropy, Special populations, & Why They Still Matter · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 15Let’s talk about statins. I know… boring, right? Most of us already know a lot about them. But thinking of statins only as cholesterol drugs misses the bigger picture. In many…
- LipidCurious Inspiration: Dr.Thomas Dayspring · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 14In this special LipidCurious Inspiration episode, Dr. Vishnu Priya Pulipati, MD, FACE, DiplABCL, sits down with legendary lipid educator Dr. Thomas Dayspring, MD, FACP, FNLA, for…
- ASCVD Risk Stratification Series (Part 3/3): LDL-C Targets, Treatment Options & The Future of Prevention [Pre-2026 Guidelines] · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 13Note: This episode reflects pre-2026 dyslipidemia guidelines. Some recommendations may no longer align with current guidelines. ASCVD prevention isn’t about numbers; it’s about…
- ASCVD Risk Stratification Series (Part 2/3): Using Risk Scores & Enhancers Without Getting Lost in Them [Pre-2026 Guidelines] · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 12Note: This episode reflects pre-2026 dyslipidemia guidelines. Some recommendations may no longer align with current guidelines. ASCVD risk stratification gets messy…
- ASCVD Risk Stratification Series (Part 1/3): Before the Risk Calculator [Pre-2026 Guidelines] · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 12Note: This episode reflects pre-2026 dyslipidemia guidelines. Some recommendations may no longer align with current guidelines. ASCVD risk stratification should be…
- Looking Ahead: A New Chapter for LipidCurious · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 11Hi everyone. Happy New Year. As the new year 2026 unfolds, I want to share three things in this episode. 1. What I hope LipidCurious continues to represent. 2. What I’m working…
- Season 1 Episode 10: Inflammation + Season 1 Wrap-Up · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 10Inflammation! We use the word all day in the clinic. We blame it for half the problems in medicine. Yet when you strip it down to its core, inflammation is one of the most…
- Season 1 Episode 9: Atherosclerosis · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 9Most heart attacks don’t start with a clogged artery! They start with a microscopic storm — a small, invisible wound inside the artery wall. That storm begins decades before…
- Season 1 Episode 8: Lipoprotein (a) · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 8LDL may get all the blame — but there’s a darker twin hiding in the shadows. Same cholesterol core. Same ApoB backbone. But with one sinister twist: a sticky tail called…
- Season 1 Episode 7: Apolipoprotein B · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 7LDL-C is the number we’ve all been trained to chase. But what if the real culprit isn’t the cholesterol itself… but the number of particles carrying it? Meet ApoB — the quiet…
- Season 1 Episode 6: High Density Lipoprotein · 14 minFor decades, HDL — the so-called “good cholesterol” — has been celebrated as the body’s knight in shining armor. Patients brag about their high HDL levels like it’s a shield…
- Season 1 Episode 5: Lipoproteins · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 5Picture an atherosclerotic artery as a crime scene. Cholesterol piles up on the walls — thick deposits blocking what should be a free-flowing highway of blood. For decades…
- Season 1 Episode 4: Cholesterol · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 4Cholesterol is one of the most talked-about molecules in medicine — and one of the most misunderstood. It’s essential for life, but when carried in the wrong lipoproteins, it…
- Season 1 Episode 3: Fatty Acids · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 3We tell patients to “eat more healthy fats” — but what does that actually mean? Why is coconut oil villainized while olive oil gets the heart-healthy halo — even though both come…
- Season 1 Episode 2: Triglycerides · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 2When you see elevated triglycerides on a lab report, what’s your first move? Diet talk? Lifestyle handout? It’s time to pause — because triglycerides aren’t just about carbs and…
- Season 1 Episode 1: Meet the Lipid Family · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 1Welcome to Season 1 Episode 1 of LipidCurious — the podcast dedicated to demystifying lipids for medical boards and real-world clinical practice. If you’ve ever looked at a lipid…
- Trailer: Welcome to LipidCurious · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 1Ever looked at a lipid panel and thought, “Okay… now what?” LDL-C may be at goal, but your patient still ends up in the cath lab. Triglycerides are high — is it diet, insulin…
