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Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile

theconversation.com/cholesterol-control-gets-personalized-a-cardiologist-explains-how-new-guidelines-tailor-treatment-to-your-unique-risk-profile-279080

New 2026 heart guidelines push doctors to treat high cholesterol earlier and harder, adding tests like lipoprotein A, ApoB and coronary calcium scans that older standards skipped. A new online calculator, PREVENT-ASCVD, factors in BMI, blood pressure and kidney function to estimate individual risk over 10 and 30 years.

— via The Conversation — Science, William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz

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