Abstract: Hyperlipidemia has been recognized as a crucial cardiovascular risk factor for both females and males, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB1) now has lipid standards for men and women. Present study main goal was to evaluate and discuss the management approaches of hyperlipidemia in family practice (primary care), this review also intended to review the evidence on the screening methods for hyperlipidemia through family physicians. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and the Cochrane Database were searched until December 2016. Reference lists were also searched manually. Family doctors have the prospective to make a major influence on decreasing the burden of heart disease through the optimum evaluation and management of hyperlipidemia. The emergence of statins as a safe and effective, although expensive, treatment for hyperlipidemia and the advancement of scientific standards advocating their increased use will place family physicians under included pressure to screen for and deal with hyperlipidemia
Keywords: Hyperlipidemia, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register.
Title: Management of Hyperlipidemia in Family Medicine Practice: Review
Author: Ahmed Nasser G Alghamdi, Abdullah Aeydh Dakhil Alghamdi, Mohammed Dhaifallah Mohammed Alghamdi, Hussam Saleh Ahmed Mayis, Abdullah Saeed Mansi Al Ghamdi, Faisal Baalqasim Hasan Alamri, Amro Ali Safar Alghamdi, Turki Mesfer Saeed Alzahrani
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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