CHARLESTON, SC – Just last November, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) published new clinical guidelines for the management of cholesterol, and the ...

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for the management of blood cholesterol represent a shift in the treatment approach for the primary prevention ...

Patients with established clinical ASCVD Patients with severe primary hypercholesterolemia (a baseline LDL-C level ≥190 mg/dL) Patients 40-75 years of age with diabetes and a baseline LDL-C level of ...

CHICAGO – At its core, the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol promotes a toolbox of "risk-enhancing factors ...

(HealthDay News) — European and American guidelines lead to different recommendations for statin therapy, according to a study published online in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Amir A. Mahabadi, MD, ...

(HealthDay News) — Guidelines differ on recommendations for statin treatment in African-Americans, according to a study published online in JAMA Cardiology to coincide with the annual meeting of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 6, 2025) —Fewer than half of young adults with severely high low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), or “bad” cholesterol, levels start taking a statin within five years of first high LDL-C ...

Cholesterol remains a fundamental causal factor in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This module provides a concise overview of the clinical management of cholesterol ...

The rules for statin and blood pressure (BP) medication initiation may need to be rewritten if a new and improved cardiovascular risk prediction tool is broadly implemented, research suggested. Use of ...

The number of patients taking statins for primary prevention has increased in the United States over the past two decades, but the percentage of eligible patients on treatment has appeared to plateau ...