The new NICE guidance advocates non-HDL cholesterol as the arbiter and a
risk calculation to decide fate. If risk <10%, then the treatment is
diet & exercise, & repeat cholesterol in 5 years, by which time the
increase in age might be enough to drag the free range human into the
'patient' category...
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rob Lord
Sent: 02 February 2015 1:11 PM
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Subject: Cholesterol > 7.5. No family history etc
Hello
I would be grateful for advice regarding a common lipid scenario
Cholesterol above 7.5 mmol/L eg 8.3 mmol/L No family history Diet = good
No secondary causes No physical signes of hyperlipidaemia Non-smoker,
normal BP, not overweight, no diabetes Q risk 2 <10%
On the above one would assume not for statin?
Should one go by the non-HDL cholesterol as a 'marker' to commence
statin treatment then?
Many thanks
Rob
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