LDL-C Treatment Guidelines
Initiation LDL-C target
Patient category level (mg/dL) (mg/dL)
Diet Drug
No CHD, <2 other RF _160 _190 <160
No CHD, _2 other RF _130 _160 <130
With CHD or other >100 _130 _100 atherosclerotic disease
Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. JAMA. 1993;269:3015-3023.
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