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

Scott M. Grundy, Neil J. Stone, Alison L. Bailey, Craig Beam, Kim K. Birtcher, Roger S. Blumenthal, Lynne T. Braun, Sarah De Ferranti, Joseph Faiella-Tommasino, Daniel E. Forman, Ronald Goldberg, Paul A. Heidenreich, Mark A. Hlatky, Daniel W. Jones, Donald Lloyd-Jones, Nuria Lopez-Pajares, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Carl E. Orringer, Carmen A. Peralta, Joseph J. SaseenSidney C. Smith, Laurence Sperling, Salim S. Virani, Joseph Yeboah

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355 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E1046-E1081
JournalCirculation
Volume139
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 18 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AHA Scientific Statements
  • Guidelines
  • biomarkers, coronary artery calcium score
  • cardiovascular disease
  • cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol
  • diabetes mellitus
  • drug therapy
  • ezetimibe
  • hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors/statins
  • hypercholesterolemia
  • lipids
  • patient compliance
  • pharmacological
  • primary prevention
  • proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor (PCSK9) inhibitors
  • risk assessment
  • risk reduction discussion
  • risk treatment discussion, secondary prevention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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