Dyslipidemia: recommendations for diagnosis and treatment at the first level of medical contact
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality in Mexico as well as the rest of the world, with dyslipidemia being one of the main risk factors. Despite the importance of its epidemiological impact, there is still -among primary care physicians- a lack of knowledge ranging from the basic concepts for diagnosis to the most recent recommendations for treatment. This document consisting of 10 questions is done by experts in this field. A total of 22 recommendations arise using Delphi methodology. The recommendations include the measurement of the lipid profile starting at 20 years of age, the treatment goals for patients according to their risk, the follow-up of patients with dyslipidemia, and the management approach in primary and secondary prevention.
Authors
- Carlos Alberto Aguilar-Salinas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-0241)
- Gabriela Borrayo–Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8531-9923)
- Mario Molina-Ayala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7917-4701)
- Héctor Raúl Vargas-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-8913)
- Juan Carlos Tomás-López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6642-8689)
- Lourdes Balcázar‐Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0373-6641)
- Carlos Fernández-Barros
- Graciela Castro‐Narro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-5396)
- Edith Ruiz-Gastélum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7084-852X)
- Arturo Guerra-López
- Aldo Ferreira‐Hermosillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5159-9856)
- Alejo Díaz-Aragón
- Rita Angélica Gómez-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-4931)
- Adolfo Chávez‐Negrete
- César Rodríguez-Gilabert
- José M. Enciso-Muñoz
- Ma. de Lourdes Basurto
- Antonio González-Chávez
- Miguel Abdo-Francis
Institutions
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- Hospital General de México (MX)
- Universidad Autónoma de La Laguna (MX)
- Universidad de Sonora (MX)
- Revista Conamed (MX)
- Instituto Tecnólogico de La Laguna (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres (MX)
- Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI (MX)
- Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario (MX)
- Promotora de Informaciones (Spain) (ES)
- Hospital de Especialidades (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (MX)
- Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gaceta Médica de México
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.m24000916
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15