title: Are the ACC/AHA guidelines on the treatment of blood cholesterol a game changer? A perspective from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Dyslipidemia Panel.
authors.affiliation: Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: todd.anderson@albertahealthservices.ca.
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.affiliation: Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hegele
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Couture
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: G B John
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.affiliation: St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Faculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Genest
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: André C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.affiliation: Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Leiter
authors.affiliation: Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lonn
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Dominic S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Glen J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Gillian M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.affiliation: Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ur
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002170:Canada; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012955:Societies, Medical; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors