At the New York Cardiovascular Symposium, Dec. 13-15, you will hear cases like this one. Test your knowledge: ht.ly/pCN2A A 54-year-old man has been referred by his internist to the lipid clinic. The patient is a non-smoker and has no history of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, renal or liver disease. There is no family history of dyslipidemia or premature coronary artery disease. His physical examination is unremarkable. On presentation, his heart rate is 72, BP is 130/70 and his BMI is 30. A fasting lipid panel was obtained and showed the following levels: Total cholesterol: 230 mg/dl, HDL-Cholesterol: 38mg/dl, LDL-Cholesterol: 158 mg/dl, Triglycerides: 170 mg/dl. All other lab tests are within normal limits. What would be the recommendation at this point? a. Repeat lipid screening in a year b. Start the patient on a statin therapy c. Measure Lipoprotein(a) level d. Do a calcium score e. Start patient on a combination therapy of statin and niacin
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:41:35 +0000
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