Cholesterol for Professionals

Cholesterol Podcast Series

An informative podcast series on cholesterol management for healthcare professionals. This podcast series is designed to offer expert insights and discussion on the prevalence of high cholesterol and the risks and prevention of CVD, improving cholesterol management, and to emphasize healthy lifestyle and discuss treatment plans.

Guidelines and Statements

2018 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
Prevalence of Statin Therapy Use in US Adults According to Statin Eligibility Groups: 2018 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol in Adults
New Guidelines: Cholesterol should be on everyone's radar, beginning early in life
2017 Focused Update of the 2016 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Non-Statin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk (opens in a new window)
2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of CV Risk: From the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
The Agenda for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

AHA Guidelines On-the-Go Mobile App
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Guidelines Transformation and Optimization

This Professionals Resource Page is part of the American Heart Association's Guideline Transformation & Optimization (GTO) Program. This initiative is a comprehensive, coordinated approach to aid the dissemination of guidelines into clinical practice. This offers medical professionals the ability to leverage science faster and measure clinical effectiveness, while empowering patients and caregivers to better manage health and participate in care coordination, the American Heart Association | American Stroke Association will help to drive better health outcomes and patient satisfaction.

For more information, visit heart.org/cholesterol.