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Lipid modification and cardiovascular risk assessment for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease : summary of updated NICE guidance
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The Guideline Development Group (Including: Rabar, S., Harker, M., O'Flynn, N. and Wierzbicki, A. S.). (2014) Lipid modification and cardiovascular risk assessment for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease : summary of updated NICE guidance. BMJ, 349 (12). g4356. doi:10.1136/bmj.g4356 ISSN 0959-535X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4356
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in
England and Wales, accounting for almost a third of deaths. An
update of existing National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence (NICE) guidance (published in 2008)1 was necessary
in light of new evidence on the efficacy and safety of statin
therapy,2
on the effects of combining statins with non-statin
drugs,3-5
and on novel risk assessment tools for predicting risk
of CVD.6 Since the previous guideline, more statins have
become available as generic drugs, and this has changed the
cost effectiveness of statin treatment. The scope of the update
included risk assessment for CVD and the use of lipid
modification in people with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes,
and chronic kidney disease.
This article summarisesthe most recent recommendationsfrom
NICE on lipid modification: cardiovascular risk assessment and
the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary
prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | BMJ | ||||||
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. | ||||||
ISSN: | 0959-535X | ||||||
Official Date: | 17 July 2014 | ||||||
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Volume: | 349 | ||||||
Number: | 12 | ||||||
Article Number: | g4356 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.g4356 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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