Measure What Matters
Clinicians know that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a primary causal factor for cardiovascular disease. But current practice and policy fail to measure or manage it consistently. Despite clear clinical guidance on safe LDL-C thresholds, national quality measures do not track whether cholesterol is actually controlled.
Quality measures allow physicians to manage high cholesterol effectively. Measuring toward a goal will help improve patient care and outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease. Below you can find sample social media posts and resources to join the campaign. Get Involved – It’s Time to Measure What Matters!
Resources
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71 Million Americans have high LDL-C
Why Not Cholesterol?
Monitor Your Cholesterol
Better Quality Measures
Measuring Your Cholesterol
Papers
Measure What Matters
Videos
Measure What Matters: LDL Cholesterol
Suggested Social Media Posts
Join the #MeasureWhatMatters conversation using our shareable social media graphics and suggested social media posts.
- Post 1: #DYK? Current U.S. guidelines don’t measure toward a #cholesterol goal. Join @advcardiohealth to learn why we need to #MeasureWhatMatters: https://advancecardiohealth.org/measure-what-matters/
- Post 2: High cholesterol is a key risk factor of developing #CardiovascularDisease. If you #MeasureWhatMatters and monitor your cholesterol, you can get ahead of the growing burden of #CVD. Learn more: https://advancecardiohealth.org/measure-what-matters/
- Post 3: Measuring towards a cholesterol goal will help improve patient care and outcomes for people with #CardiovascularDisease. #MeasureWhatMatters and learn more: https://advancecardiohealth.org/measure-what-matters/
- Post 4: Join @advcardiohealth in its #MeasureWhatMatters campaign to raise awareness for the lack of current U.S. guidelines that don’t measure toward a healthy cholesterol goal. Learn more: https://advancecardiohealth.org/measure-what-matters/