Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and primary care physicians.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Examine patient outcomes by evaluating and treating all CVD risk factors without regard to whether a patient meets the criteria in order to diagnose metabolic syndrome.
Describe current AHA/ADA guidelines for cardiovascular diseases, in order to apply standard prescribing of statins.

Suggested Additional Reading:

Evidence Based Guideline for the management of high blood pressure om adults - JAMA 2014;311(5):507-520 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk. Circulation. 2014; 129: S76-S99.

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk. Circulation. 2014;129 [suppl 2]:S49-S73.

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults. Circulation. 2014;129 [suppl 2]:S1-S45.

2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (JNC 8). JAMA. 2014;311(5):507-520.

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes2016. Diabetes Care January 2016 Volume 39, Supplement 1.

Authors:

Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD — Associate Professor Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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