New Cholesterol Management Guideline 2013: A Review.
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2014-01
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Management of high blood cholesterol is the key point for the treatment and prevention of Atherosclerotic
Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD). Till 2013, Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) report was the guideline for the
physician for blood cholesterol management. The main feature of this guideline was to achieve a particular target
cholesterol level by lifestyle modification, dietary changes and lipid-lowering drugs. But the recently released
American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines shifted attention to Statin
use at high-, moderate- or low-intensity instead of chasing a cholesterol goal. This article reviews the main features of
this new guideline comparing to the previous one, where appropriate.
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ASCVD, ACC/AHA, Cholesterol, Statin
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Fattah S A, Saha A K, Alam M T, Ali M Y. New Cholesterol Management Guideline 2013: A Review.Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2014 Jan; 9(1): 42-45.