Unlike the 2013 cholesterol management guideline, which did not further subdivide this group of patients other than by age, the 2018 ACC/AHA/Multisociety ... (Figure 21-4). If ≥50% LDL-C ...

The updated 2018 AHA/ACC Multisociety Cholesterol Guideline [2] further refined ... risk factors over the life course (Figures 1 and 2). In particular, maintaining optimal risk-factor levels ...

CHICAGO — The world of cholesterol management and coronary disease prevention has come a long way since 2013, when a major practice guideline document called for radical shifts in strategies for ...

Figure 1 shows the estimated numbers of ... but larger among older adults (39.1% vs. 66.4%). The new ACC–AHA cholesterol guidelines differ substantially from the previous ATP-III guidelines ...

Cholesterol remains a fundamental causal factor in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This module provides a concise overview of the clinical management of ...

The ACC/AHA cholesterol management guideline framed in 2013 advised that the focus should be on high-intensity statin therapy and not on reduction of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels.

based on the 2001 ATP-III lipid guidelines, Sisson said. However, the 2013 ACC/AHA recommendations shifted the emphasis to getting patients on the appropriate dose of statins and decreased the ...

When the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) released new cholesterol guidelines in 2013, replacing older guidelines and changing statin eligibility, more patients ...

When released in 2013, the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guideline changed the approach to cholesterol management for people at high risk of cardiovascular diseases by recommending a risk-based approach ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with other societies, released a full guideline on the management ... such as guidance around lipid ...