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Hyperlipidemia is a common medical condition encountered in the ambulatory setting. It is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Therefore, screening for and treating hyperlipidemia are of critical importance in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. The 2019 ACC/AHA guidelines promote treating lipid disorders according to a patient’s overall risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, instead of treating to a target LDL goal as recommended by previous guidelines. Statins remain the first-line therapy for hyperlipidemia and have consistently been shown to reduce cardiovascular events and mortality. Other medications, including Ezetimibe and PCSK 9 inhibitors, should be considered in treating high-risk patients with suboptimal response or intolerance to statins.
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Manavalan, A. (2022). Lipids. In: Sydney, E., Weinstein, E., Rucker, L.M. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15353-2_9
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