Is lower better? LDL Cholesterol in perspective

You will learn:

• To understand the impact of raised cholesterol particularly LDL-cholesterol through life from birth to older age
• To evaluate the evidence for primary prevention and the impact of cholesterol-lowering therapy to reduce the atherogenic burden and cardiovascular risk
• To select the appropriate lipid-lowering therapies for individual patients so as to ensure lower LDL-cholesterol targets are achieved to optimally address that the individuals assessed cardiovascular risk