Not on cholesterol meds? New guidelines may change that
In what's being called a tectonic shift in the way doctors will treat high cholesterol, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology on Tuesday released new treatment guidelines calling for a focus on risk factors rather than just cholesterol levels. The new guidelines could double the amount of people on medication to lower their cholesterol, experts say.Guess who will benefit the most from that? Cardiologists. Cha Ching!
Will someone please tell me why "factors other than cholesterol" increase a person's need to reduce cholesterol?
Here's all you really need to know:
AstraZeneca Applauds the Release of New U.S. Guideline for Management of Blood Cholesterol
Yeah, I bet. They have probably been drinking champagne and shopping for yachts all day. Those donations to the AHA and ACC are paying off bigtime.
