The Lipid Association of India has published updated guidelines on cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid management in Indian patients. The guidelines have introduced a new “ Extreme Risk Category C ” for patients requiring the most intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering goals. Key points: Indians experience the onset of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease roughly ten years earlier than Western populations. Subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease serves as an indicator of the predisposition to encounter adverse cardiovascular events.
The Lipid Association of India suggests utilizing coronary artery calcium scoring for stratifying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in specific patients. The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals endorsed by the Lipid Association of India are more assertive compared to other guidelines. Patients in the extreme…
