The Living Guidelines: UA/NSTEMI Recommendations for Lipid Management Polling Results for CLASS IIb Guidelines

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Class IIb Guidelines

 * 1) Encouraging consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish or in capsule form (1 g per d) for risk reduction may be reasonable. For treatment of elevated triglycerides, higher doses (2 to 4 g per day) may be used for risk reduction. (Level of Evidence: B)

 UA/NSTEMI Guidelines Class IIb Recommendation 1 for Lipid Management should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III