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Key questions on hyperlipidaemia

Module summary:

GP cardiology specialist Professor Ahmet Fuat outlines principles and best practice in diagnosing and managing hyperlipidaemia in primary care.

Learning objectives:

  • Understand the key tests and investigations required in patients with elevated blood lipid levels.
  • Improve awareness of the appropriate care of patients reporting side effects with statins, and strategies to manage statin intolerance.
  • Understand current expert consensus on supporting patients with hyperlipidaemia to achieve target reductions in lipid levels for both primary and secondary prevention.
  • Recognise the limitations of, and how to interpret, QRISK3 scores in guiding treatment decisions.
  • Gain confidence in management of specific cohorts including the very elderly and those with suspected familial hypercholesterolaemia.

Author: Professor Ahmet Fuat is a GPSI in Cardiology in Darlington, Honorary Professor of Primary Care Cardiology at Durham University and education lead at the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Date published: 13.06.2024

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