A Summary and Critical Assessment of the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adults: Filling the Gaps Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, Vinaya Simha, MD, Randal J. Thomas, MD, MSc, Thomas G. Allison, PhD, MPH, Ananda Basu, MD, Regis Fernandes, MD, R. Todd Hurst, MD, Stephen L. Kopecky, MD, Iftikhar J. Kullo, MD, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, Warren G. Thompson, MD, Jorge F. Trejo-Gutierrez, MD, MHS, R. Scott Wright, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 89, Issue 9, Pages 1257-1278 (September 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.06.016 Copyright © 2014 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure Proposed algorithm when considering initiating statins for cholesterol treatment in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk reduction. ABI = ankle-brachial index; AHA = American Heart Association; CAD = coronary artery disease; CV = cardiovascular; DM = diabetes mellitus; HF = heart failure; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NYHA = New York Heart Association; RCT = randomized controlled trial; Rx = treatment; TLC = therapeutic lifestyle change. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2014 89, 1257-1278DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.06.016) Copyright © 2014 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions