The EAS Consensus Panel

The EAS Consensus Panel, comprised of 18 internationally renowned experts in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, was convened in November 2009 to consider the evidence for non-LDL lipids as risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
The Panel is co-chaired by Professor John Chapman and Professor Henry Ginsberg, Columbia University, New York, USA.

Members

  • Pierre Amarenco (Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France)
  • Felicita Andreotti (Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy)
  • Jan Borén (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Alberico L. Catapano (University of Milan, Italy)
  • John Chapman (INSERM, Paris, France)
  • Olivier S. Descamps (Hopital de Jolimont, Belgium)
  • Edward Fisher (New York University, New York, USA)
  • Henry Ginsberg (Columbia University, New York, USA)
  • Petri Kovanen (Wihuri Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland)
  • Jan Albert Kuivenhoven (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • Philippe Lesnik (INSERM, Paris, France)
  • Luis Masana (Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Reus, Spain)
  • Børge G. Nordestgaard (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Kausik K. Ray (St George’s University of London, London, UK)
  • Zeljko Reiner (University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia)
  •  Marja-Riitta Taskinen (Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland)
  •  Lale Tokgözoglu (Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey)
  • Anne Tybjærg-Hansen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Gerald F. Watts (University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia)

New Guidance

Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence and guidance for management
European Heart Journal
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehr112
Click HERE to read the full publication.

Consensus on Lp(a)


A critical appraisal of the evidence base by the EAS Consensus panel in the form of a Consensus Paper, is published in the European Heart Journal.
To read the article, Click HERE