Cardiology

Preventive Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

How do you counsel patients with metabolic syndrome who decline statin therapy and have low coronary calcium scores regarding their long-term CVD risk?

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How do you approach prescribing statins in patients with an ASCVD <7.5% but have a strong family history and/or elevated LDL (but <190)?

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For patients over 70 with elevated ASCVD risk but no prior cardiovascular events, do you ever recommend continuing or initiating low-dose aspirin?

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of clinical lipidology, 2022 Sep 11

Assessment and management of statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS): A clinical perspective from the National Lipid Association.

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