AACE/ACE Focus on Lipids: 2017 Consensus Guidelines
The AACE/ACE 2017 recommendations on lipid management renew focus on LDL-C targets, and go far lower than any group has ventured to date.
Taking a small step back in time, the lipid management guidelines issued by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) earlier in 2017 re-affirm the use of LDL-C targets to help minimize cardiovascular risk in all patients, and especially those with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The guideline includes a first-ever "extreme risk" patient category for whom an LDL-C level of
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