We covered the key points on risk stratification and treatment targets from the 2012 CCS guideline on dyslipidemia. We also briefly highlighted cardiovascular age and secondary causes of dyslipidemia. Below are a few useful links:

2012 Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Adult:

http://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(12)01510-3

Framingham Risk Score worksheet, and cardiovascular age conversion chart:

http://www.ccsguidelineprograms.ca/images/stories/Dyslipidemia_Program/Tools_Resources/FRSworksheets/Lipids_EN_FRS_worksheet_v2.pdf

Dr. McCormack’s graphical FRS tool:

http://bestsciencemedicine.com/chd/calc2.html

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