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Jung: New European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidemia

Abstract

The management of dyslipidemia is one of the crucial components in the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Recently, the task force for the management of dyslipidemias of the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and the EAS (European Atherosclerosis Society) updated their clinical guideline for the first time in 5 years. Although the new guideline maintained the previous recommendations in almost every aspect, there were some updates and modifications in the risk categorization and therapeutic modalities. In this review, I'd like to summarize the updated recommendations and differences compared to the previous version.

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Table 1

The Difference in the Risk Stratification and Treatment Targets in LDL-C between 2011 and 2016 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia

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2016 ESC/EAS guidelines2 2011 ESC/EAS guideline1
Very high risk:
established CVD; DM with target organ damage such as proteinuria or with a major associated risk factor such as smoking, hypertension, or dyslipidemia; severe CKD (eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73 m2); 10-year cardiovascular risk ≥10%
Treatment targets:
LDL-C <70 mg/dL or >50% reduction if LDL-C is between 70 and 135 mg/dL
Very high risk:
established CVD; 10-year cardiovascular risk ≥10% DM with target organ damage such as microalbuminuria; moderate to severe CKD (eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73m2)
Treatment targets:
LDL-C <70 mg/dL or >50% reduction if this target is not reached, independently of baseline LDL-C
High risk:
Markedly elevated single risk factor, such as cholesterol >310 mg/dl (eq, in FH) or blood pressure ≥180/110 mmHg; DM not included in the very high risk category); moderate CKD (eGFR 30-59 ml/min/1.73m2); 10-year cardiovascular risk ≥5% and <10%
Treatment targets:
LDL-C <100 mg/dL or >50% reduction if LDL-C between 100 and 200 mg/dL
High risk:
Markedly elevated single risk factor, such as FH) or severe hypertension; 10-year cardiovascular risk ≥5% and <10%
Treatment targets:
LDL-C <100 mg/dL
Moderate or low risk (10-year cardiovascular risk <5%): LDL <115
mg/dL is treatment targets.
Moderate or low risk (10-year cardiovascular risk <5%): LDL <115 mg/dL is treatment targets.

CKD; chronic kidney disease, CVD; cardiovascular disease, DM; diabetes mellitus, EAS; European Atherosclerosis Society, eGFR; estimated glomerular filtration rate, ESC; European Society of Cardiology, FH; familial hypercholesterolemia, LDL-C; low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol

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