An Overview of ASCVD Risk Assessment

PQS Quality Corner Show

For this upcoming heart health month, Emily Young, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Assessment with Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts.
In this episode, Young explains a comprehensive approach to managing lipids and how that guides a treatment plan, and the typical medications involved.
To estimate risk for ASCVD, here's a link to the American College of Cardiology's Risk Estimator Plus.

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1. An Overview of ASCVD Risk Assessment (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:24)

3. What is the Approach to Managing Lipids and How Does that Guide Treatment? (00:06:09)

4. Overview on Statin Medications (00:11:08)

5. New Medications (00:14:09)

6. Question for Guest: What Does Improving Outcomes Mean to You? (00:18:00)

7. Closing (00:22:42)