Cholesterol Guideline Update: Key Points
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have updated their clinical guideline for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels. The new guideline emphasizes earlier screenings, personalized risk estimations, and lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and congestive heart failure.
A new clinical guideline for managing blood cholesterol levels has been released. It focuses on lowering elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and emphasizes earlier screenings, especially for those with a family history of heart disease. The guideline also recommends more personalized risk estimations and lifestyle interventions. It suggests that people with a history of familial hypercholesterolemia should be screened earlier in life, starting at age 9. A new risk calculator is also recommended for estimating 10- and 30-year risks of heart attacks and stroke.
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