Management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction: synopsis of the 2014 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline
Ann. intern. med
; 163(4)Aug. 2015.
Article
in English
| BIGG - GRADE guidelines
| ID: biblio-965101
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
DESCRIPTION In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. METHODS:
On 30 September 2013, the VA/DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group convened a joint VA/DoD guideline development effort that included clinical stakeholders and conformed to the Institute of Medicine's tenets for trustworthy clinical practice guidelines. The guideline panel developed key questions, systematically searched and evaluated the literature, developed a simple 1-page algorithm, and rated each of 26 recommendations by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system.RECOMMENDATIONS:
This synopsis summarizes key features of the guideline in 5 areas elimination of treatment targets, additional tests for risk prediction, primary and secondary prevention, and laboratory testing.
Full text:
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Collection:
Tematic databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
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Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
BIGG - GRADE guidelines
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Dyslipidemias
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Hematologic Tests
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. intern. med
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
South Texas Veterans Health Care System/US
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University of the Health Sciences/US