Take charge of your cholesterol

Take charge of your cholesterol: new guidelines

Get everything you can to control your cholesterol and decrease your risk of heart disease? Under the new guidelines on cholesterol and heart disease, you may have to undergo further medical tests or rethink your current treatment.

What are the new guidelines and why are they important to me?

The new guidelines of 2009 were made by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. These guidelines are developed by physicians specializing in the fields of cholesterol and heart disease. These guidelines aim to inform physicians of the latest clinical data on the management of high cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart disease. These recommendations are based on evidence of more recent research on the treatment of cholesterol.

In light of these new guidelines, it is time to ask if your treatment is "on the ball. Ask your doctor if you need to pass new medical tests, starting up or rethinking your treatment or your current treatment goals Based on the new recommendations.

Here are some changes you may need to bring:

If you take medicine, ask your doctor if you should reassess your treatment goals and your treatment plan.

The new guidelines allow for easier set treatment goals:

LDL-C remains the most important target, which means that you and your doctor may need to change your goals and your treatment plan. The goal for all is to reduce LDL-C of at least 50%. Some of the new treatment targets.