What should the LDL target be in patients with prediabetes and high lipoprotein (a) with family history of coronary artery disease?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
While there is no clear guidance to answer this question, a patient meeting this profile should be considered high risk. I would first start by calculating the 10-year ASCVD risk, which will depend on the patient's classic ASCVD risk profile (age, sex, race, cholesterol, HDL, BP, and HTN, Diabetes, ...