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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for lipid management
  1. Jaimini Cegla
  1. Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jaimini Cegla, Imperial College London Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, London, UK; j.cegla{at}ic.ac.uk

Abstract

This article provides a summary of the available lipid-lowering therapies in the UK and how they fit into national guidelines. In addition, comparison is made between the current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence lipid modification guidelines and international guidance such as those published by the European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology.

  • hyperlipidemias

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321414

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    • Contributors JC is sole author of this manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests JC has received speaker/advisory board fees from Amgen, Sanofi, Amyrt, Pfizer, Novartis, Akcea and Ionis. JC has received research grants from Amgen, Amyrt, Novartis and Silence Therapeutics. JC is a member of the Medical, Scientific and Research committee of HEART UK, the Cholesterol Charity.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.