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Interventional Diagnostic Procedure: A Practical Guide for the Assessment of Coronary Vascular Function

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Implementing the 2013 cholesterol management guidelines into clinical practice.

Shawn C Kelly, Shenjing Li, Marian Petrasko

South Dakota Medicine : the Journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association

|May 20, 2015

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New guidelines shift cholesterol management focus from LDL targets to potent statin therapy for high-risk patients. Utilize the ASCVD pooled cohort calculator to identify individuals needing intensive treatment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Public Health
Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background:

Cholesterol management aims to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events.
Recent guidelines signal a shift in managing high-risk patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the updated approach to cholesterol management in high-risk patients.
To guide clinicians in implementing current American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines.

Main Methods:

The article reviews the revised recommendations for statin therapy.
It introduces the ASCVD pooled cohort calculator as a risk assessment tool.

Main Results:

The focus is now on potent statin therapy for highest ASCVD risk, not specific low-density lipoprotein (LDL) targets.
Statin therapy cessation and routine adverse event monitoring are re-evaluated.

Conclusions:

Clinicians should adopt a risk-based strategy using the ASCVD calculator.
Prioritize potent statin therapy for individuals identified as high-risk for ASCVD events.