Driving Urgency in LDL Screening | CardioSmart – American College of Cardiology

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Patient Resources

Z20014 CardioSmart New Website Graphics_V2_Manage Your Health Use these handouts – infographics, action plans, and worksheets – at the point of care to start converstations with your patients about the importance of LDL screening.

Find more resources for your patients about healthy living and high cholesterol at CardioSmart.org.

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If you have high cholesterol, you have a greater chance of developing heart disease, or having a heart attack or stroke. Use this worksheet to talk about your risk and come up with the best plan to protect your heart health.
Your Action Plan for Lowering LDL Cholesterol and Related Heart Risks

Use this workbook with your care team to come up with a plan to lower both your LDL cholesterol and risk of having a related heart attack or stroke. For more information, visit CardioSmart.org/HighCholesterol.
My Plan for Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor

The American College of Cardiology created “My Plan For Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor” to help you track changes to your LDL-C levels, know what questions to ask, and what to expect when getting started on a PCSK9 inhibitor.
Cholesterol: Managing High Cholesterol

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Cholesterol: What is Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a)?

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Last Edited 12/01/2023