Intensive lipid lowering with statins

03/16/2004

Background:

• Pier: Disease > Lipid Disorders (Dyslipidemia)> Drug Therapy
• UpToDate: Overview of treatment of hypercholesterolemia
• Palm OS tool for ATP3 (calculated 10 yr CHD risk. If > 20%, the pt has CHD equivalent)
• Online tool for ATP3 (calculated 10 yr CHD risk. If > 20%, the pt has CHD equivalent)

Article

Cannon CP et al. Comparison of Intensive and Moderate Lipid Lowering with Statins after Acute Coronary Syndromes
NEJM. 2004. PDF (early release article does not yet have html or publication date)

Editorial from NEJM:

Topol EJ. Intensive Statin Therapy: A Sea Change in Cardiovascular Prevention. NEJM 2004. PDF (early release article does not yet have html or publication date)