(Source: American College of Cardiology Foundation) In early 2013, the National Lipid Association (NLA) convened an Expert Panel to develop a consensus set of lipid management recommendations. Published as an Executive Summary in 2014 and as a full report in 2015, the NLA Recommendations for the Patient-Centered Management of Dyslipidemia: Part I shared many similarities with the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Blood Cholesterol Guideline. Both documents emphasized the importance of identifying high-risk patients, including those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), type 2 diabetes, and familial hypercholesterolemia, and recommended...
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