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New HDL/LDL management guidelines from American College of Cardiology
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<blockquote data-quote="jdthoosier" data-source="post: 132399" data-attributes="member: 14623"><p>New Guidelines: <a href="https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2018/11/09/14/28/2018-guideline-on-management-of-blood-cholesterol" target="_blank">2018 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol</a></p><p>NY Times article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/well/eat/hdl-cholesterol-too-much-of-a-good-thing.html" target="_blank">HDL Cholesterol: Too Much of a Good Thing?</a></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Instead of a cookie cutter approach to treating high LDL -C levels, tailor the treatment to the patient, with a stronger emphasis on lifestyle. Still, go-to treatment are statins for high-risk. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sweet spot for HDL is 40-60 mg, based on a u-shaped curve. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No such thing as a sweet spot for LDL-C. Still a question of what adaptive benefits a higher LDL-C could provide? Concerns above 70mg for 'unhealthy' patients, 100mg for otherwise healthy.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdthoosier, post: 132399, member: 14623"] New Guidelines: [URL='https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2018/11/09/14/28/2018-guideline-on-management-of-blood-cholesterol']2018 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol[/URL] NY Times article: [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/well/eat/hdl-cholesterol-too-much-of-a-good-thing.html']HDL Cholesterol: Too Much of a Good Thing?[/URL] [LIST=1] [*]Instead of a cookie cutter approach to treating high LDL -C levels, tailor the treatment to the patient, with a stronger emphasis on lifestyle. Still, go-to treatment are statins for high-risk. [*]Sweet spot for HDL is 40-60 mg, based on a u-shaped curve. [*]No such thing as a sweet spot for LDL-C. Still a question of what adaptive benefits a higher LDL-C could provide? Concerns above 70mg for 'unhealthy' patients, 100mg for otherwise healthy. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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