All patient's risk factors should be identified and treated to get the best outcome.
Hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure and diabetes are in an epidemic proportions in the US. Millions of Americans are not receiving recommended treatment.
40 million patients with the above conditions are now eligible for preventive cholesterol treatment.
Some risk factors are not modifiable, such as age, sex and strong family history of premature heart disease. Most as shown above are modifiable by changes in lifestyle and by medications.
Optimal treatment of all modifiable risk factors can markedly reduced or virtually eliminate heart attack and stroke risk.
