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ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2026

Primary Prevention of Dyslipidemia: 10 Practice-Changing Takeaways from the 2026 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline.

Dmitry Abramov, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Michael D Shapiro, Vera A Bittner, LaPrincess C Brewer, Eugenia Gianos, Samia Mora, Laxmi S Mehta, Anandita Kulkarni, Dinesh K Kalra and 2 more

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Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dmitry AbramovDivision of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Abdul Mannan Khan MinhasDivision of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael D ShapiroSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Center for Preventive Cardiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Vera A BittnerDivision of Cardiovascular Disease, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
LaPrincess C BrewerDivision of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Eugenia GianosDivision of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Cardiovascular Prevention Program, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Samia MoraDivision of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Laxmi S MehtaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Anandita KulkarniCenter for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Baylor Scott and White Health Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX, USA.
Dinesh K KalraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine and UofL Health, Louisville, KY, USA.
Leandro SlipczukDivision of Cardiology, Montefiore Einstein, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Salim S ViraniSection of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi Campus: Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, Pakistan. salim.virani@aku.edu.

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purpose of reviewDyslipidemia remains a common and treatable risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the United States (US) and worldwide. In 2026, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and other US societies released a new guideline on the management of dyslipidemia. This review summarizes 10 key takeaways in the primary prevention setting from the 2026 multisociety guideline on the evaluation and management of dyslipidemia. RECENT

findingsKey takeaways from the new guideline include early evaluation for dyslipidemia and potential genetic dyslipidemias starting in childhood, with subsequent screening every 5 years after age 19. Adult screening for dyslipidemia with Lp(a) at least once in lifetime and selective use of ApoB testing is also recommended. After obtaining lipid measurements, risk assessment is performed using the PREVENT-ASCVD score to calculate 10-year (and 30-year in adults aged 30-59) ASCVD risk. Considering demographic, clinical and laboratory data as well as coronary calcium scoring in addition to the PREVENT-ASCVD risk score allows for shared decision-making regarding initiation of lipid lowering therapy (LLT), primarily with statins. The new guideline also reintroduces treatment goals for LDL-C, non-HDL-C, and apo B in select cases based on risk category for the primary prevention population. The 2026 ACC/AHA multisociety dyslipidemia guideline incorporates evolving data on dyslipidemia evaluation and management to optimize ASCVD risk. This review describes 10 key highlights from the guideline for the evaluation and management of dyslipidemia in the primary prevention setting.

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AtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesDyslipidemiasPractice Guidelines as TopicPrimary PreventionAmerican Heart AssociationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypolipidemic AgentsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypolipidemic AgentsCholesterolDyslipidemiaGuidelineLipid lowering therapyLipoprotein (a)Low density lipoprotein

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