The Heart Foundation produces a comprehensive range of independent, evidence-based cardiovascular health information.

These policies, information sheets, guidelines and other professional resources are developed by the Heart Foundation with generous input from a network of leading cardiovascular health experts who voluntarily serve on Heart Foundation committees. The information is subject to extensive review prior to publishing and is also professionally edited.

The Heart Foundation in collaboration with the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand published a lipid position statement in Heart, Lung and Circulation. This position statement provides an update of key information since the release of the Lipid Management Guidelines - 2001. The 2001 guidelines are still valid and this position statement reflects clinical data published since that time.

The Lipid Position Statement - 2005 is reprinted from Heart, Lung & Circulation, Vol 14, National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Position Statement on Lipid Management - 2005 , pages 275-291, Copyright 2005, with permission from Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Resources

The lipid position statement (2005)  Download

Lipid management guidelines (2001)  Download

Lipid management guidelines summary (2001)  Download

Lipid management guidelines addendum (2002)  Download