Management of Dyslipidemia for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: Synopsis of the 2014U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

proved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. Methods: On 30 September 2013, the VA/DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group convened a joint VA/DoD guideline development effort that included clinical stakeholders and con-formed to the Institute of Medicine's tenets for trustworthy clini-cal practice guidelines. The guideline panel developed key questions, systematically searched and evaluated the literature, developed a simple 1-page algorithm, and rated each of 26 rec-ommendations by using the Grading of Recommendations As-sessment, Development, and Evaluation system. Recommendations: This synopsis summarizes key features of the guideline in 5 areas: elimination of treatment targets, addi-tional tests for risk prediction, primary and secondary preven-tion, and laboratory testing. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:291-297. doi:10.7326/M15-0840 www.annals.or