EMERALD (Emergency Medicine Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Lipid Disorders)

Summary

The EMERALD intervention involves 1) ordering an Emergency Department (ED) lipid panel, 2) calculating 10-year Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk using the Pooled Cohort Equations, 3) prescribing a moderate- or high-intensity statin if applicable, and 4) referring patients to outpatient care (primary care, preventive cardiology, or general cardiology, depending on risk level).

Timeline

Start

2023-03-08

Primary completion

2023-06-01

Completion

2023-07-15

Drugs

Indications