In this episode, Drs. Christie Ballantyne and Eugenia Gianos discuss updates regarding the management of dyslipidemia released in new guidelines from the ACC and AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practical Guidelines. Drs. Ballantyne and Gianos highlight the risks associated with high LDL-C levels and recent developments in clinical guidelines for patients who meet specific criteria for diagnosis and treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Up-to-date therapies are explored in depth.

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Related References:

1. Blumenthal, R, Morris, P, Gaudino, M. et al. 2026 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. JACC. null2026, 0 (0) . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.11.016