Cited by 817Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 136 of the 136 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

2025 Focused Update of the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias

Open access
Mach, François, Koskinas, Konstantinos C, Roeters van Lennep, Jeanine E, Tokgözoğlu, Lale, Badimon, Lina, Baigent, Colin, Benn, Marianne, Binder, Christoph J, Catapano, Alberico L, De Backer, Guy G, Delgado, Victoria, Fabin, Natalia, Ference, Brian A, Graham, Ian M, Landmesser, Ulf, Laufs, Ulrich, Mihaylova, Borislava, Nordestgaard, Børge Grønne, Richter, Dimitrios J, Sabatine, Marc S, ESC/EAS Scientific Document Group, Mueller, Christian Eugen, Drexel, Heinz, Abreu, Ana, Adamo, Marianna, Aktaa, Suleman, Asselbergs, Folkert W, Baldini, Antonio, Boriani, Giuseppe, Brida, Margarita, Brodmann, Marianne, Cenko, Edina, Dagres, Nikolaos, Dopheide, Jörn, Ebenbichler, Christoph, Gandjbakhch, Estelle, Gorog, Diana A, Gouni-Berthold, Ioanna, Guasti, Luigina, Heidecker, Bettina, Ibanez, Borja, James, Stefan, Juni, Peter, Kałużna-Oleksy, Marta, Krychtiuk, Konstantin A, Lip, Gregory Y H, Lorusso, Roberto, Mahfoud, Felix, Metra, Marco, Moelgaard, Inge, Morais, João, Neubeck, Lis, Nissen, Steven E, Osto, Elena, Parhofer, Klaus G, De Isla, Leopoldo Perez, Pesce, Maurizio, Petrulioniene, Zaneta, Prescott, Eva, Rietzschel, Ernst, Rocca, Bianca, Rodriguez Palomares, Jose Fernando, Rossello, Xavier, Sannino, Anna, Semb, Anne Grete, Siller-Matula, Jolanta M, Socrates, Thenral, Tanner, Felix C, Wojta, Johann, Zambon, Alberto, Zeppenfeld, Katja, Laredj, Nadia, Hayrapetyan, Hamlet, Speidl, Walter Stefan, Samadov, Fuad, van de Borne, Philippe, Kusljugic, Zumreta, Postadzhiyan, Arman, Heracleous, Hera, Ostadal, Petr, Henriksen, Finn Lund, Mohamed, Mohamed Seleem, Viigimaa, Margus, Juonala, Markus, Boccara, Franck, Chukhrukidze, Archil, Weingärtner, Oliver, Marketou, Maria, Kiss, Robert Gabor, Sigurdsson, Axel F, Maher, Vincent, Henkin, Yaakov, Nodari, Savina, Bekbossynova, Makhabbat, Ibrahimi, Pranvera, Mirrakhimov, Erkin, Jegere, Sanda, Arnaout, Samir, Bheleel, Osama, Plisiene, Jurgita, Visser, Laurent, Abela, Mark, Ivanov, Victoria, Boskovic, Aneta, Mbarek, Nazzi, Leening, Maarten J G, Bosevski, Marijan, Vesterbekkmo, Elisabeth K, Kubica, Jacek, Ferreira, Jorge, Pop, Dana, Stefanelli, Umberto Maria, Giga, Vojislav, Pella, Daniel, Fras, Zlatko, Fernandez-Olmo, Rosa, Nilsson, Lennart, Sudano, Isabella, Marjeh, Mohamed Yassin Bani, Triki, Faten, Degertekin, Muzaffer M, Mitchenko, Olena, Banerjee, Amitava, Shek, Aleksandr·2025·European Heart Journal

Abstract

1. Preamble 4361 2. Introduction 4363 3. Estimation of total cardiovascular risk and implications for dyslipidaemia management 4363 4. New low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering therapies 4367 5. Combination of lipid-lowering therapies during index hospitalization for acute coronary syndromes 4369 6. Lipoprotein(a) 4370 7. Hypertriglyceridaemia 4371 8. Primary prevention in people with human immunodeficiency virus infection 4372 9. Patients with cancer at high or very high chemotherapy-related cardiovascular toxicity risk 4373 10. Dietary supplements 4373 11. Evidence tables 4374 12. Data availability statement 4374 13. Author information 4374 14. Appendix 4374 15. References 4375 Recommendation Table 1 — Recommendations for cardiovascular risk estimation in persons without known cardiovascular disease (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 1) 4367 Recommendation Table 2 — Recommendations for pharmacological low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 2) 4369 Recommendation Table 3 — Recommendations for lipid-lowering therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 3) 4370 Recommendation Table 4 — Recommendations for measurement of lipoprotein(a) (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 4) 4370 Recommendation Table 5 — Recommendations for drug treatment of patients with hypertriglyceridaemia (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 5) 4372 Recommendation Table 6 — Recommendations for statin therapy in primary prevention for people with human immunodeficiency virus infection (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 6) 4373 Recommendation Table 7 — Recommendations for statin therapy in patients receiving cancer therapy (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 7) 4373 Recommendation Table 8 — Recommendations for dietary supplements (see also Supplementary data online, Evidence Table 8) 4374 Table 1 Classes of recommendations 4362 Table 2 Levels of evidence 4362 Table 3 Cardiovascular risk categories 4364 Table 4 Intervention strategies as a function of total cardiovascular risk and untreated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels 4365 Figure 1 Treatment goals for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol across categories of total cardiovascular risk 4366 Figure 2 Average reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels with different pharmacological therapies with proven cardiovascular benefits 4368 Figure 3 Association between Lp(a) levels and lifetime risk of major cardiovascular events 4371 Acute coronary syndromes Alanine aminotransferase Apolipoprotein B Apolipoprotein C-III Antiretroviral therapy Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Aspartate aminotransferase Aortic valve stenosis Coronary artery calcium Confidence interval Computed tomography Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Docosahexaenoic acid European Atherosclerosis Society European Medicines Agency Eicosapentaenoic acid European Society of Cardiology Familial chylomicronaemia syndrome US Food and Drug Administration Familial hypercholesterolaemia High-density lipoprotein cholesterol Human immunodeficiency virus Hazard ratio Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Lipoprotein(a) Left ventricular ejection fraction Monoclonal antibody Major adverse cardiovascular event(s) Myocardial infarction Percutaneous coronary intervention Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid People with HIV Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2 Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2-Older Persons Total cholesterol Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus Upper limit of normal Guidelines evaluate and summarize available evidence with the aim of assisting health professionals in proposing the best diagnostic or therapeutic approach for an individual patient with a given condition. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines are intended for use by health professionals but do not override their individual responsibility to make appropriate and accurate decisions in consideration of each patient's health condition and in consultation with the patient or the patient's caregiver where appropriate and/or necessary aiming at shared care decisions. It is also the health professional's responsibility to verify the rules and regulations applicable in each country to drugs and devices at the time of prescription and to respect the ethical rules of their profession. The ESC Guidelines represent the official position of the ESC on a given topic. Guideline topics are selected for updating after annual expert review of new evidence conducted by the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. ESC Policies and Procedures for formulating and issuing the ESC Guidelines can be found on the ESC website (https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Guidelines-development/Writing-ESC-Guidelines). Interim

Overview

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf190

Cites

136 of 136 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Verification

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • The 2025 ESC/EAS guidelines highlight that variability in LDL-C lowering is observed across all treatment options, likely reflecting differences in background LLT regimens.

    “Importantly, the guidelines highlight that variability in LDL-C lowering is observed across all treatment options, likely reflecting differences in background LLT regimens [45].”

    From Systematic literature review on the real-world effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid (2026) · cites this paper as [45]

    In the pharmacological LDL-C-lowering recommendations (page not provided), the guidelines state that there is considerable inter-individual variability in response to any lipid-lowering drug or combination. They do not attribute that variability to differences in background lipid-lowering therapy regimens, so the proposed explanation is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.88)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • The 2025 ESC/EAS guidelines emphasize the importance of monitoring LDL-C response 4 to 6 weeks after initiation or intensification and making timely treatment adjustments to achieve recommended targets.

    “In line with this, they emphasize the importance of monitoring LDL-C response 4 to 6 weeks after initiation or intensification and making timely treatment adjustments to achieve recommended targets [45].”

    From Systematic literature review on the real-world effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid (2026) · cites this paper as [45]

    The post-ACS treatment section says LDL-C should be checked 4–6 weeks after starting or intensifying lipid-lowering therapy, and advocates early intensification to reach LDL-C goals. The citing sentence presents this as an unqualified guideline recommendation, whereas the passage places the 4–6-week check in the context of care after acute coronary syndrome; it does not explicitly link that check to subsequent treatment adjustments. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • Elevated TG and TRLs contribute independently to cardiovascular risk, even in patients achieving LDL-C targets.

    “The recent ESC/EAS 2025 Focused Update Guideline [9] emphasizes that elevated TG and TRLs contribute independently to cardiovascular risk, even in patients achieving LDL-C targets.”

    From Targeting triglycerides for cardiovascular risk reduction (2026) · cites this paper as [9]

    Section 7, “Hypertriglyceridaemia” (page not specified), states that triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular risk independently of LDL-C levels. The passage does not specifically establish that triglyceride-rich lipoproteins contribute causally to risk, or address patients who have achieved LDL-C targets. (LLM, conf=0.86)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • The 2025 ESC/EAS Focused Update confirms statins as the cornerstone therapy for cardiovascular risk reduction in the presence of elevated TG, by targeting LDL-C and modulating TRLs and reducing the atherogenic potential of the lipid profile.

    “The recent 2025 ESC/EAS Focused Update confirms this guidance, emphasizing the persistent role of statins as the cornerstone therapy for cardiovascular risk reduction in the presence of elevated TG, not only by targeting LDL-C but also by modulating TRLs and reducing the atherogenic potential of the lipid profile [9].”

    From Targeting triglycerides for cardiovascular risk reduction (2026) · cites this paper as [9]

    Split into 2 atoms — 0 confirmed, 2 partially supported, 0 disputed, 0 misattributed, 0 unverifiable. Expand the claim to see per-atom verdicts.

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • The 2025 ESC/EAS guidelines position bempedoic acid alongside other established LLTs with demonstrated cardiovascular-risk reduction such as statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9i.

    “The recommendations position bempedoic acid alongside other established LLTs with demonstrated cardiovascular-risk reduction such as statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9i.”

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Citations

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Metadata

Authors
Mach, F., Koskinas, K. C., Roeters van Lennep, J. E., Tokgözoğlu, L., Badimon, L., Baigent, C., Benn, M., Binder, C. J., Catapano, A. L., De Backer, G. G., Delgado, V., Fabin, N., Ference, B. A., Graham, I. M., Landmesser, U., Laufs, U., Mihaylova, B., Nordestgaard, B. G., Richter, D. J., Sabatine, M. S., ESC/EAS Scientific Document Group, Mueller, C. E., Drexel, H., Abreu, A., Adamo, M., Aktaa, S., Asselbergs, F. W., Baldini, A., Boriani, G., Brida, M., Brodmann, M., Cenko, E., Dagres, N., Dopheide, J., Ebenbichler, C., Gandjbakhch, E., Gorog, D. A., Gouni-Berthold, I., Guasti, L., Heidecker, B., Ibanez, B., James, S., Juni, P., Kałużna-Oleksy, M., Krychtiuk, K. A., Lip, G. Y. H., Lorusso, R., Mahfoud, F., Metra, M., Moelgaard, I., Morais, J., Neubeck, L., Nissen, S. E., Osto, E., Parhofer, K. G., De Isla, L. P., Pesce, M., Petrulioniene, Z., Prescott, E., Rietzschel, E., Rocca, B., Rodriguez Palomares, J. F., Rossello, X., Sannino, A., Semb, A. G., Siller-Matula, J. M., Socrates, T., Tanner, F. C., Wojta, J., Zambon, A., Zeppenfeld, K., Laredj, N., Hayrapetyan, H., Speidl, W. S., Samadov, F., van de Borne, P., Kusljugic, Z., Postadzhiyan, A., Heracleous, H., Ostadal, P., Henriksen, F. L., Mohamed, M. S., Viigimaa, M., Juonala, M., Boccara, F., Chukhrukidze, A., Weingärtner, O., Marketou, M., Kiss, R. G., Sigurdsson, A. F., Maher, V., Henkin, Y., Nodari, S., Bekbossynova, M., Ibrahimi, P., Mirrakhimov, E., Jegere, S., Arnaout, S., Bheleel, O., Plisiene, J., Visser, L., Abela, M., Ivanov, V., Boskovic, A., Mbarek, N., Leening, M. J. G., Bosevski, M., Vesterbekkmo, E. K., Kubica, J., Ferreira, J., Pop, D., Stefanelli, U. M., Giga, V., Pella, D., Fras, Z., Fernandez-Olmo, R., Nilsson, L., Sudano, I., Marjeh, M. Y. B., Triki, F., Degertekin, M. M., Mitchenko, O., Banerjee, A., & Shek, A.
Affiliations
  • (Switzerland)
  • (Netherlands)
  • (Türkiye)
  • (Spain)
  • (United Kingdom)
  • (Denmark)
  • (Austria)
  • (Italy)
  • (Belgium)
  • (Ireland)
  • (Germany)
  • (Greece)
  • (United States of America)
  • (Portugal)
  • (Croatia)
  • (France)
  • (Sweden)
  • (Poland)
  • (Austria/Switzerland)
  • (Italy/Saudi Arabia)
  • (Lithuania)
  • (Norway)
Corresponding author
  • Mach, François
  • Koskinas, Konstantinos C
Venue
European Heart Journal
Published
2025-08-29
Volume
46
Issue
42
Pages
4359-4378
ISSN
  • 0195-668X (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-9645
OpenAlex
W4413804012
Cited by
688
References
136
Citations by year
2026: 601 · 2025: 87
FWCI
649.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Heart Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • IrInSubria (University of Insubria) (submittedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
dyslipidemia, dyslipidemia management, cardiovascular risk prediction, LDL-C lowering therapy, acute coronary syndrome, lipoprotein(a), hypertriglyceridemia, HIV infection, cancer patients, statins, dietary supplements, treatment goals, cardiovascular risk reduction, cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular hospitalization, cardiovascular disease prevention

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review