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. Saseen
  • Sidney C. Smith, Laurence Sperling, Salim S. Virani, Joseph Yeboah

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589 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E1046-E1081
JournalCirculation
Volume139
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 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

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