An Important Update on the Heart Association and Cardiologists’ Cholesterol Guidelines

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Eggs in a heart-shaped dish. Photograph by Susan E. Swanberg © 2013

On November 28, 2018 the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association issued a joint report containing new guidelines on the management of blood cholesterol. This guideline updated the AHA/ACC’s 2013 guideline on the management of blood cholesterol, which the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) endorsed with qualifications.

In this report, the following joint statement was issued:

“High cholesterol treatment is not one-size-fits-all, and this guideline strongly establishes the importance of personalized care,” said ACC President Michael Valentine, M.D., in the release. “Over the past five years, we’ve learned even more about new treatment options and which patients may benefit from them. By providing a treatment roadmap for clinicians, we are giving them the tools to help their patients understand and manage their risk and live longer, healthier lives.”

A summary of the report is available here:

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20181128ahaacccholesterol.html

A complete copy of the report is available here:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000625

Also available is a Mayo Clinic article on weighing the benefits and risks of statin therapy:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/art-20046013

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