The Living Guidelines: Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris General Considerations for Lipid Management Polling Results for CLASS IIb Guidelines

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Class IIb Guidelines
1- For all patients, encouraging consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish or in capsule form (1 g/day) for risk reduction may be reasonable. For treatment of elevated Triglycerides, higher doses are usually necessary for risk reduction. Class IIb (Level of Evidence: B)

 AHA / ACC 2007 Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris Guidelines Class IIb Recommendation 1 for General Considerations for Lipid Management should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III