cholesterol guidelines

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

Stone, Neil J; Robinson, Jennifer; Lichtenstein, Alice H; Bairey Merz, C Noel; Lloyd-Jones, Donald M; Blum, Conrad B; McBride, Patrick; Eckel, Robert H; Schwartz, J Sanford; Goldberg, Anne C; Shero, Susan T; Gordon, David; Smith, Sidney C; Levy, Daniel; W
Journal of the American College of Cardiology; 2013 Nov 7 PMID: 24239923
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2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

Stone, Neil J; Robinson, Jennifer; Lichtenstein, Alice H; Bairey Merz, C Noel; Lloyd-Jones, Donald M; Blum, Conrad B; McBride, Patrick; Eckel, Robert H; Schwartz, J Sanford; Goldberg, Anne C; Shero, Susan T; Gordon, David; Smith, Sidney C; Levy, Daniel; W
Journal of the American College of Cardiology; 2013 Nov 7 PMID: 24239923
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Cholesterol Guidelines: Challenges & Opportunities for Primary Care

How should primary care physicians who treat diabetes patients address the challenges posed by new cholesterol guidelines from the ACC and AHA? This blog post intends to raise awareness about the guidelines and inject a discussion point around the issues of the “baseline LDL,” repeatedly checking LDL levels, and monitoring adherence.