Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for lipids. This article reproduces the introduction and executive summary (with recommendations from the guidelines) from the MOH Clinical P...

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Published in:Singapore medical journal 2017-03, Vol.58 (3), p.155-166
Main Authors: Tai, E Shyong, Chia, Boon Lock, Bastian, Amber Carla, Chua, Terrance, Ho, Sally Chih Wei, Koh, Teck Siew, Low, Lip Ping, Tey, Jeannie S, Poh, Kian Keong, Tan, Chee Eng, Ting, Peter, Tham, Tat Yean, Toh, Sue-Anne, van Dam, Rob M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases - complications
Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy
Child
Coronary Artery Disease - complications
Coronary Artery Disease - therapy
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Dyslipidemias - blood
Dyslipidemias - complications
Dyslipidemias - therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Life Style
Lipids - blood
Lipoproteins, LDL - blood
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Singapore
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Summary:The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for lipids. This article reproduces the introduction and executive summary (with recommendations from the guidelines) from the MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids, for the information of SMJ readers. Chapters and page numbers mentioned in the reproduced extract refer to the full text of the guidelines, which are available from the Ministry of Health website: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/healthprofessionalsportal/doctors/guidelines/cpg_medical.html.
ISSN:0037-5675
DOI:10.11622/smedj.2017018