Focus On Statin Dose Instead of LDL Levels

July 2014

Questions are coming up about how to use the new cholesterol guidelines in "real world" patients.

It's not about aiming for LDL goals anymore. The new thinking is that it's more important to get patients on a statin DOSE proven to lower cardiovascular risk...than to get LDL to a certain number.

Use these common scenarios when helping your patients.

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Focus On Statin Dose Instead of LDL Levels

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