title: Lipids, blood pressure, kidney - what was new in 2011?
abstract: The year 2011 was very interesting regarding new studies, trials and guidelines in the field of lipidology, hypertensiology and nephrology. Suffice it to mention the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines on the management of dyslipidaemias, American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on hypertension in the elderly, and many important trials presented among others during the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Annual Congress in Philadelphia and the AHA Annual Congress in Orlando. The paper is an attempt to summarize the most important events and reports in the mentioned areas in the passing year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiological Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barylski
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Małyszko
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rysz
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myśliwiec
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach