The new American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults used a strong

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 Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults Nov, 2013. 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 any aspect of the guideline where a conflict might exist 3) All 16 members of the NHLBI ATP IV Panel transitioned to the ACC/AHA guideline Expert Panel 4) Independent contractors performed the systematic review with the assistance of the Expert Panel and provided methodological guidance to the Expert Panel METHODS AND RESULTS: We estimated prevalence of statin eligibility under 2013 ACC/AHA and 3rd National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP/ATP III) guidelines among Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (n=16 415; mean age 41 years, 40% males) by using sampling weights calibrated to the 2010 US census. 2011 AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention ( LDL < 70 mg/dl for high risk patients) 2012 AACE Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Atherosclerosis 2013 ATP IV Recommendations 2013 National Lipid Association Recommendations AACE = American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, ACC = American College of 1795 Abstract—The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) cholesterol guideline advocated several