Screen All Adults Over Age 40 For Statin Therapy

October 2016

You'll have more opportunities to recommend statin therapy to reduce CV risk...due to the latest Canadian dyslipidemia guidelines.

Start by identifying patients who automatically qualify for a statin due to indications that put them at high CV risk.

This includes patients with CV disease (heart attack, stroke, angina, etc)...genetic dyslipidemias (LDL 5 mmol/L or higher)...abdominal aortic aneurysm...and most patients with diabetes.

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Screen All Adults Over Age 40 For Statin Therapy

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