Lower treatment thresholds

The article by Bosomworth on identifying and managing atherogenic dyslipidemia, published in the November 2013 issue of Canadian Family Physician,¹ is most certainly a practice-changing article that will lower the treatment threshold for dyslipidemia. It will be interesting to see the effect that this will have on the occurrence of cardiovascular events in the next 10 years. It is important to remember that treatment with statins should never replace management of modifiable risk factors including not smoking; exercising regularly; eating healthy foods with low fat, low sodium, and high fibre; and developing effective stress management techniques.