New Cholesterol Guidelines: Screening, Risk, and Targets

May 2026

Big changes in cholesterol guidelines will spark conversations about managing patients withOUT atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

Be ready to discuss earlier screening and treatment...LDL-C targets...and the role of CV risk markers (lipoprotein(a), etc).

Screening. Recommend a lipid profile (fasting or nonfasting) for patients between ages 9 and 11 years...and again at 19 years.

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