ASCVD Risk Stratification Series (Part 1/3): Before the Risk Calculator [Pre-2026 Guidelines]

About this episode

This episode discusses ASCVD risk stratification before using the risk calculator, reflecting pre-2026 guidelines.

Note: This episode reflects pre-2026 dyslipidemia guidelines. Some recommendations may no longer align with current guidelines. ASCVD risk stratification should be straightforward, but in real clinic time, it often isn’t. Multiple guidelines, limited time, overlapping categories, and nonstop competing priorities make lipid decisions feel harder than they need to be. In Part 1 of this LipidCurious mini-series, I walk you through how I approach ASCVD risk BEFORE I ever open an ASCVD Risk ...

People in this episode

Host: Vishnu Priya Pulipati, MD, FACE, DipABCL

Topics covered

• ASCVD risk stratification
• dyslipidemia guidelines
• clinical decision making
• lipid management
• risk calculator

Keywords

• ASCVD
• risk stratification
• dyslipidemia
• guidelines
• lipid decisions
• clinical practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASCVD, dyslipidemia guidelines

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