A 35-year-old woman is found to have LDL-C 205 mg/dL on two occasions. She has no ASCVD and is not on medications. What is the recommended initial lip...

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A 35-year-old woman is found to have LDL-C 205 mg/dL on two occasions. She has no ASCVD and is not on medications. What is the recommended initial lipid therapy?

Accepted Answer

High-intensity statin without calculating ASCVD risk

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Moderate-intensity statin plus ezetimibe

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Lifestyle changes only and recheck in 1 year

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PCSK9 inhibitor monotherapy

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Bempedoic acid monotherapy

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Hypercholesterolemia

A 35-year-old woman is found to have LDL-C 205 mg/dL on two occasions. She has no ASCVD and is not on medications. What is the recommended initial lipid therapy?