[Update of planning tables of cholesterol-lowering therapy orientated to achieve LDL therapeutic targets]

Clin Investig Arterioscler. 2015 May-Jun;27(3):138-43. doi: 10.1016/j.arteri.2015.02.004. Epub 2015 Apr 10.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

This is the third update of a planning-table for use in cholesterol-lowering therapy, so as to obtain LDLc objectives. This is an easy to use laptop tool to help choose the best statin or combination therapy (statin plus ezetimibe) depending on the current LDL concentration of the patient, and the LDLc objective to achieve. It is based on a colour code that indicates the drugs that are efficient enough to help patients to achieve their LDL goal. Along with the table, recommendations are given for the best strategy in order to implement the optimal therapy in a maximum of two clinical encounters.

Keywords: Cholesterol; Cholesterol-lowering treatment; Colesterol; Estatinas; Ezetimiba; Ezetimibe; LDL; Objetivos terapéuticos; Statins; Therapeutic objectives; Tratamiento hipolipemiante.

MeSH terms

  • Anticholesteremic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Ezetimibe / administration & dosage
  • Ezetimibe / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Ezetimibe