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January 17, 2019CirculationOpen Access

2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Why the study?

The guideline was developed to translate scientific evidence into recommendations on blood cholesterol management to improve cardiovascular health and quality of care for patients with or at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Population

Patients with or at risk of developing CVD

Design

Clinical practice guideline

Authors

Scott M. Grundy
Scott M. GrundyThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neil J. Stone
Neil J. StoneGeneral / Preventive / LipidsABAlison BaileyPreventive Cardiology

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Overview

Directs cholesterol management to reduce ASCVD risk; reinforces consensus on structured recommendations and shared decision-making.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD)
I
Intervention
Cholesterol-lowering therapies including lifestyle modifications, statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors

Provides the 2018 ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines for the management of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.

Cite This Study

Grundy et al. (2019) studied this question. The 2018 AHA/ACC guidelines aim to improve cardiovascular care and patient outcomes through structured recommendations and shared decision-making.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698cd08d2ce5fdb7c907f315https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0000000000000625
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