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June 18/25, 2019 Circulation. 2019;139:e1082–e1143. DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000625 e1086

CLINICAL STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES results of which were considered by the writing committee for incorporation into the present guideline. Concurrent with this process, writing committee members evaluated study data relevant to the rest of the guideline. The findings of the evidence review committee and the writing committee members were formally presented and discussed, and then recommendations were developed. The systematic review for the 2018 Cholesterol Clinical Practice GuidelinesS1.1-1 is published in conjunction with the present guideline, and includes its respective data supplements.

Numerical values for triglycerides, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and non–HDL- C are given in both mg/dL and mmol/L. To convert to mmol/L, the values in mg/dL for TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, and non–HDL-C were divided by 38.6 and for triglycerides, by 88.6. On May 10, 2018 a writing committee member discussed their participation in an industry-supported, multicenter study, which they had thought was not relevant to this prevention guideline. However, when this was reviewed using specific ACC/AHA criteria it was considered to represent a relevant relationship with industry. Given the current policy that a prevention guideline writing committee member must be free of any relevant relationships with industry, this member was removed from the committee. The 2 sections authored by the writing committee member were removed and replaced by new material written by the guideline chairs, and the revised sections reviewed and approved by all remaining writing committee members. The writing committee member did not participate in any further guideline discussions or review of the manuscript or recommendations.

1.2 Organization of the Writing

Committee

The writing committee consisted of medical experts including cardiologists, internists, interventionalists, a nurse practitioner, pharmacists, a physician assistant, a pediatrician, a nephrologist, and a lay/patient representative. The writing committee included representatives from the American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), American Association Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Geriatrics Society (AGS), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC), National Lipid Association (NLA), and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). Appendix 1 of the present document lists writing committee members’ relevant relationships with industry and other entities. For the purposes of full transparency, the writing committee members’ comprehensive disclosure information is available online.

1.3 Document Review and Approval

This document was reviewed by 21 official reviewers each nominated by the ACC, AHA, AAPA, ABC, ACPM, ADA, AGS, APhA, ASPC, NLA, and PCNA, as well as 27 individual content reviewers. Reviewers’ RWI information was distributed to the writing committee and is published in this document (Appendix 2). This document was approved for publication by the governing bodies of the AHA, the ACC, AAPA, ABC, ACPM, ADA, AGS, APhA, ASPC, NLA, and PCNA.

1.4 Scope of the Guideline

The purpose of the present guideline is to address the practical management of patients with high blood cholesterol and related disorders. The writing committee reviewed previously published guidelines, evidence reviews, and related statements. Table S1 in the Web Supplement contains a list of publications and statements deemed pertinent. The primary sources of evidence are randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Most RCTs in this area have been performed with statins as the only cholesterol-lowering drug.S1.4-1–S1.4-3 Since the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guideline,S1.4-4 newer cholesterol-lowering agents (nonstatin drugs) have been introduced and subjected to RCTs. They include ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors, and their use is limited mainly to secondary prevention in patients at very high-risk of new atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. Most other patients with ASCVD are treated with statins alone. In primary prevention, statins are recommended for patients with severe hypercholesterolemia and in adults 40 to 75 years of age either with diabetes mellitus or at higher ASCVD risk. Throughout these guidelines similar to the 2013 guidelines, consistent attention is given to a clinician– patient risk discussion for making shared decisions. Besides major risk factors of the pooled cohort equations (PCE), the clinician–patient risk discussion can include other risk-enhancing factors, and when risk status is uncertain, a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is an option to facilitate decision-making in adults ≥40 years of age. In children, adolescents, and young adults, identifying those with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a priority. However, most attention is given to reducing lifetime ASCVD risk through lifestyle therapies.

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