Need More Statins or Not
2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
Don’t Give More Patients Statins
Source: NYT by John Abramson and Rita Redberg
"ON Tuesday, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued new cholesterol guidelines that essentially declared, in one fell swoop, that millions of healthy Americans should immediately start taking pills — namely statins — for undefined health “benefits.” " ...
New ACC/AHA/NHLBI Guidance on Lifestyle for CVD Prevention
Source: Medscape by Shelley Wood
ACC-AHA cardiovascular prevention guidelines drop cholesterol treatment goals
Source: Cardiology News Digital Network by Elizabeth Mechcatie
Risk Calculator for Cholesterol Appears Flawed
Source: NYT by Gina Kolata
"Last week, the nation’s leading heart organizations released a sweeping new set of guidelines for lowering cholesterol, along with an online calculator meant to help doctors assess risks and treatment options. But, in a major embarrassment to the health groups, the calculator appears to greatly overestimate risk, so much so that it could mistakenly suggest that millions more people are candidates for statin drugs." ...
