Many developments have occurred since the publication of the widely-used 2009 Canadian
Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Dyslipidemia guidelines. Here, we present an updated …

… Can J Cardiol Vol 25 No 10 October 2009 … Jacques Genest MD1, Ruth McPherson MD
PhD2, Jiri Frohlich MD3, Todd Anderson MD4, Norm Campbell MD4, André Carpentier MD5 …

Since the publication of the 2012 guidelines new literature has emerged to inform decision-making.
The 2016 guidelines primary panel selected a number of clinically relevant …

… Author links open overlay panel Glen J. Pearson PharmD a ‡ , George Thanassoulis MD b
‡ , Todd J. Anderson MD c , Arden R. Barry PharmD d , Patrick Couture MD, PhD e , Natalie …

The Canadian Consensus Working Group has updated its evaluation of the literature pertaining
to statin intolerance and adverse effects. This overview introduces a pragmatic definition …

The Proceedings of a Canadian Working Group Consensus Conference, first published in
2011, provided a summary of statin-associated adverse effects and intolerance and …

All editorial matter in CMAJ represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those
of the Canadian Medical Association. and training, experience, collaborative relationships …

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common monogenic disorder causing premature
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It affects 1 in 250 individuals worldwide, and of …

Objective To summarize the pathophysiology, epidemiology, screening, diagnosis, and
treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Quality of evidence A PubMed search was …

Background Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is the current gold standard to screen for heart
transplant rejection but has important risks and limitations. Cardiovascular magnetic …