Treating Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults —Reply

In Reply Dr Forman and colleagues, in a response to my Viewpoint, provide clarification regarding the IIb grade of the recommendation for management of hypercholesterolemia in older adults. A IIb recommendation indicates that a recommendation is based on weak evidence that the benefit is greater than the risk. The fact that clinical judgment should be used in carrying out a IIb recommendation is true but not distinct to IIb recommendations. Clinical judgment needs to be used for all recommendations.

Source: JAMA - August 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research