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Editorial| Volume 13, ISSUE 3, P356-359, May 2019

Elevated apolipoprotein B as a risk-enhancing factor in 2018 cholesterol guidelines

  • Scott M. Grundy
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Professor of Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition (Room Y3.110), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and VA Medical Center, 5325 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9014, USA.
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    Professor of Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition (Room Y3.110), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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  • Neil J. Stone
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    Bonow Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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      The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and related organizations recently updated guidelines for management of high blood cholesterol.
      • Grundy S.M.
      • Stone N.J.
      • Bailey A.L.
      • et al.
      2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol.
      This update expands on 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines
      • Stone N.J.
      • Robinson J.G.
      • Lichtenstein A.H.
      • et al.
      2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
      and previous National Cholesterol Education Program recommendations. The purpose of the current article is to address where apolipoprotein B (apoB) fits into 2018 cholesterol guidelines.
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