Dr. Raman Puri
Dyslipidemia Management in PAD
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent atherosclerotic syndrome and is associated with significant disability, morbidity and mortality.
- PAD still largely remains underdiagnosed, understudied and undertreated.
- Despite the significant limb and CV outcomes in PAD, there is poor risk factor modification relative to other atherosclerotic diseases like CAD or stroke.
- Initiate HIS in patients with PAD once diagnosed.
- Classify the PAD patient in one of the ASCVD risk categories based on related ASCVD risk factors and other comorbidities. Define the goal of LDL-C based on the ASCVD risk category.
- Send extended lipid profile including LP(a) assessment.
- If there is a greater reduction of LDL-C required according to the lipid profile report, other nonstatin drugs may be used in addition to HIS.
Dr. Raman Puri
Dr. Raman Puri is an experienced Interventional Cardiologist with 39+ years in the field. He is a Fellow in Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Centre, Osaka, Japan, and also a Clinical Fellow in Interventional Cardiology Hospital Charles, Nicolas, France. He has written several publications in reputed international as well as national medical journals.
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