Question

A 60-year-old man with hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidaemia is found to have a 5-year absolute CVD risk of 16% using the Australian CVD Risk Calculator. His LDL cholesterol is 3.2 mmol/L. What is the most appropriate lipid-lowering strategy according to current Australian guidance?

Accepted Answer

Moderate- to high-intensity statin aiming for ≥50% reduction in LDL cholesterol

Answer

No statin; absolute CVD risk is below 20%

Answer

Low-intensity statin aiming for any reduction in LDL cholesterol

Answer

Ezetimibe monotherapy

Answer

Lifestyle measures alone for 12 months then reconsider statin therapy

Practice question

A 60-year-old man with hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidaemia is found to have a 5-year absolute CVD risk of 16% using the Australian CVD Risk Calculator. His LDL cholesterol is 3.2 mmol/L. What is the most appropriate lipid-lowering strategy according to current Australian guidance?