A 58-year-old woman with no cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or CKD attends for a periodic health exam. Her LDL-C is 3.8 mmol/L, non-HDL-C 4.6 mmol/L...

Question

A 58-year-old woman with no cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or CKD attends for a periodic health exam. Her LDL-C is 3.8 mmol/L, non-HDL-C 4.6 mmol/L, and her 10-year cardiovascular risk by a Canadian risk calculator is 18%. According to the 2021 CCS dyslipidaemia guideline, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Initiate moderate- to high-intensity statin therapy for primary prevention

Answer

Reassure and recheck lipids in 5 years

Answer

Lifestyle measures only; statin therapy not indicated until LDL-C >=5.0 mmol/L

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Initiate ezetimibe monotherapy

Answer

Start low-dose aspirin without a statin

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Primary prevention dyslipidaemia