Dyslipidaemia (11 May 2026)

About this episode

Dr Angus Sinclair interviews Dr Jonathan Malo about dyslipidaemias, their treatments, and referral cases.

In this episode, Dr Angus Sinclair speaks with Dr Jonathan Malo about dyslipidaemias. They discuss the different types of dyslipidaemias, the treatments (including some new ones) and the types of cases that should be referred. Dr Jonathan Malo is a consultant chemical pathologist at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry in NHS Lothian. And is the clinical lead for the Lipid Clinic at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He currently chairs a Scottish network of lipid clinic specialists, and is involved in a Scottish government group tasked with improving CVD prevention. Dr Angus Sinclair is an Internal Medical Trainee in the East of Scotland. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2018 and since then has worked across Scotland and as a medical registrar in a rural district general hospital in New Zealand. He has been actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as in clinical governance and resident doctor leadership. Recording date: 20 March 2026 --Links-- Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials, The Lancet, 2026; 407, 689-703. Effect of statin…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Angus Sinclair

Guest: Dr Jonathan Malo

Topics covered

• dyslipidaemia
• lipid clinic
• CVD prevention
• statin therapy
• clinical biochemistry

Keywords

• dyslipidaemia
• statin therapy
• lipid clinic
• CVD prevention
• clinical biochemistry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scottish government

Books & works: The Lancet, NEJM

Places: Scotland

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