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Are you treating patients with cardiovascular disease? Hear tips for disease management from Dr. Vamsi Krishna, an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and an Interventional Cardiologist and Endovascular Medicine Physician at the Ascension Seton Heart Institute, where he is the Medical Director of both the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Krishna covers key aspects of ASCVD management for your patient – most critically LDL-C lowering, including discussion of a treatment option. Relevant disclosures, transcript, and more can be found on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/brandplay/338730.1).

Abbreviations:

ACC, American College of Cardiology; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AHA, American Heart Association; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; CV, cardiovascular; IS, ischemic stroke; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; non-HDL-C, non- high-density lipoprotein; PAD, peripheral artery disease; US, United States.

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Are you treating patients with cardiovascular disease? Hear tips for disease management. Dr. Vamsi Krishna presents clinical data for a treatment option. Additional considerations include common barriers to treatment. Relevant disclosures, transcript, and more can be found on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/brandplay/338730.1).

Abbreviations:

ACC, American College of Cardiology; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; PAD, peripheral artery disease; US, United States; VHR, very high risk.

References:
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2. Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022;80:1366-1418.
3. Ference BA, et al. Eur Heart J. 2017;38:2459-2472.
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Are you treating patients with cardiovascular disease? Hear tips for disease management, with discussion of a treatment option. Dr. Vamsi Krishna discusses his patients’ experiences with CVD. The scope of CVD in the US is overwhelming, but he argues we have more power over it than we think. Relevant disclosures, transcript, and more can be found on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/brandplay/338730.1).

Abbreviations:

ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; AHA, American Heart Association; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; US, United States.

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