2026 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001423?utm_campaign=sciencenews25-26&utm_source=science-news&utm_medium=phd-link&utm_content=phd-3-13-26 2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia Published: March 13, 2026 https://professional.heart.org/en/science-news/2026-guideline-on-the-management-of-dyslipidemia ACC/American Heart Association Issue Updated Guideline for Managing Lipids, Cholesterol https://newsroom.heart.org/news/accaha-issue-updated-guideline-for-managing-lipids-cholesterol What is Lipoprotein(a)? You’ll often see lipoprotein(a) referred to as Lp(a), pronounced “L-P-little-A.” https://familyheart.org/high-lipoprotein-a New Family Heart study: Increased lipoprotein(a) levels continuously increase risk for recurrent cardiovascular events https://familyheart.org/lpa-recurrent-ascvd-events-2025 LEAD Pediatric Cholesterol Screening Initiative Addressing the Lack of Universal Pediatric Cholesterol Screening in the United States https://familyheart.org/lead-pediatric-cholesterol-screening-initiative Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (American Heart Association PREVENT™) https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/about-prevent-calculator