New Canadian dyslipidemia guidelines now recommend monitoring C-reactive protein in some patients

New Canadian dyslipidemia guidelines now recommend monitoring C-reactive protein in some patients.

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) will be used to determine whether to treat moderate-risk patients who DON'T have high cholesterol.

High-risk patients almost always get statins...and low-risk patients rarely do unless they have very high cholesterol.

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