Expert consensus on clinical pathway of blood lipid management in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Abstract

Recently, the burden of coronary events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has increased with a high recurrence rate and mortality. The management of blood lipid levels in patients with ACS is challenging under the current treatment mode. Based on practice experience of domestic specialists and the reference of international clinical practice, together with the evidence of lipid lowering in patients with ACS, this expert consensus proposes suggestions targeting lipid-lowering interventions, commonly used lipid-lowering drugs, and the clinical pathway of lipid management in patients with ACS. This work aims to standardize the lipid management and reduce the recurrence risk of cardiovascular events in patients with ACS.

Keywords

• acute coronary syndrome; clinical pathway; low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol