title: Managing hyperlipidemia. The updated cholesterol treatment guidelines.
abstract: : The ACC/AHA 2013 cholesterol treatment guidelines focus on lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke and not on targeted treatment goals in adult patients. This article offers a synopsis of the new guidelines and how to apply them in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Kristine Anne Scordo is a professor and director of the Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
authors.forename: Kristine Anne
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Scordo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000572:American Heart Association; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors