Robert S. Rosenson

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of the chairperson of FAHA and the chair's role in the FAHA Board of Trustee selection process and propose a new chairperson for FAHA.

TL;DR: Experimental animal models suggest that statins may foster stability through a reduction in macrophages and cholesterol ester content and an increase in volume of collagen and smooth muscle cells, which help to explain the early and significant cardiovascular event reduction reported in several clinical trials of statin therapy.

TL;DR: The Expert Consensus Document (ECD) as mentioned in this paper was developed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) Task Task Task Force on Consensus Documents (ECDs) and was cosponsored by AHA.

TL;DR: The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents (ECDs) as mentioned in this paper developed by the ACCF and other cosponsors are intended to inform practitioners, payers, and other interested parties of the opinion of the ACC and document cosponsors concerning evolving areas of clinical practice and/or technologies that are widely available or new to the practice community.

TL;DR: High-density lipoprotein has been proposed to have several antiatherosclerotic properties, including the ability to mediate macrophage cholesterol efflux, antioxidant capacity, antiinflammatory properties, nitric oxide–promoting activity, and ability to transport proteins with their own intrinsic biological activities.