2026 ACC cardiology guidelines for lipid management
a very multicenter 2026 clinical practice guideline was just released on the management of dyslipidemia from the ACC/AHA (American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association), subsequently endorsed by the AACVPR/ABC/ ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASJPC/NLA/PCNA (see the article for interpretation of this alphabet soup):see lipid management ACC guideline2026 in dropbox, or DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001423. This is a review of a 123-page document which raises many questions. so the blog is pretty long but i think it includes lots of new and useful information Details : -- the basis for these guideline recommendations was from a comprehensive literature search done in late 2024 -- the focus of the search was the evaluation, management, and monitoring of individuals with dyslipidemias, including high blood cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, and elevated lipoprotein(a) -- a summary of the top take-home messages, per the guideline document: treat dyslipidemia earli...