A colleague of mine recently refreshed us with the AHA “Get With the Guidelines”* data from 2008 that revealed that nearly 75% of 137,000 patients admitted to the hospital with CAD had LDL levels below 130 mg/dL and nearly 50% had LDL levels below 100 mg/dL.
Case #343: Multiple Risk Factors
“Lauren,” a 52-year-old female, initially presented two years ago with high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, migraine headaches, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia and hypothyroidism. Her family history includes a grandfather who suffered a stroke and her mother with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Her sister currently has hypertension.
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