Question

A 52-year-old man with no known cardiovascular disease has type 2 diabetes for 10 years, hypertension controlled to 128/78 mm Hg, LDL-C 3.9 mmol/L and eGFR 80 mL/min/1.73 m². He is a non-smoker. According to the 2021 Canadian dyslipidaemia guideline, what is the most appropriate lipid-lowering strategy?

Accepted Answer

Start high-intensity statin therapy aiming for LDL-C less than 1.8 mmol/L or >=50% reduction

Answer

No statin therapy is needed because he has no clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

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Start low-intensity statin therapy

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Start moderate-intensity statin therapy aiming for LDL-C less than 3.5 mmol/L

Answer

Start ezetimibe monotherapy

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