#5 Outcomes of interest 'secondary prevention'/exp OR 'primary prevention'/exp OR 'prevention and control'/exp OR 'treatment outcome'/exp OR 'morbidity'/exp OR 'mortality'/exp OR 'all cause mortality'/exp OR 'cerebrovascular accident'/exp OR 'heart infarction'/exp OR 'unstable angina pectoris'/exp OR (stroke* OR (cerebrovascular NEXT/1 accident*) OR morbidity OR mortality OR death OR (heart NEXT/1 attack*) OR (myocardial NEXT/1 infarct*) OR ((vascular OR cardiac OR coronary OR cerebrovascular) NEXT/2 event*) OR (heart NEXT/1 infarct*)):ti,ab OR (morbidity OR mortality OR prevent* OR outcome*):ti,ab OR (secondary NEXT/1 prevention):ti,ab OR (primary NEXT/1 prevention):ti,ab OR angina:ti,ab OR 'adverse event'/exp OR 'side effect'/exp OR 'safety'/de OR ((side NEXT/1 effect*) OR (adverse NEXT/1 event*) OR safe OR safety):ti,ab Additional outcome of interest for KQ 8 [change in lipid levels] ((cholesteryl* OR cholesterol* OR lipid* OR lipoprotein* OR tryglycer* OR triaclyglycer* OR "HDL-C" OR "LDL-C" OR "HDL C" OR "LDL C") AND (level OR levels OR lower OR low OR reduce OR reduction OR profile* OR target*)).ti,ab #6 Combine sets including outcomes of interest #7 Combine sets without outcomes of interest #8 Limit to RCTs Randomized controlled trials hedge [see Search Limits at the end of this table] #9 Limit to SRs/meta- analyses systematic review/meta-analysis hedge [see Search Limits at the end of this table] #10 Limit to cost studies 'health care cost'/exp OR 'cost effectiveness analysis'/exp OR 'cost benefit analysis'/exp OR 'economic evaluation'/exp OR 'quality adjusted life year'/exp OR (cost OR costs OR costly OR costing OR price OR prices OR saving OR savings OR economi* OR financial OR finance* OR pharmacoeconomic* OR QALY or QALYs OR (quality NEXT/1 adjusted NEXT/1 life NEXT/1 year*) or (quality NEXT/1 adjusted life NEXT/1 expectanc*)):ti,ab #14 Apply limits See Search Limits at the end of the table Question Set # Concept Strategy Question Pharmacologic treatment to reach specific LDL-C or non-HDL-C goals #1 Dyslipidemia dyslipidemia/exp OR 'hypercholesterolemia'/exp OR cholesterol/exp OR lipid/de OR (dyslipidemia* OR dyslipidaemia* OR dyslipidproteinemia* OR dyslipidproteinaemia* OR hyperlipidemia* OR hyperlipidaemia* OR hypercholesterolemia* OR hypercholesterolaemia* OR hyperlipoproteinemia* OR hyperlipoproteinaemia* OR hypertriglyceridemia* OR hypertriglyceridaemia* OR hyperlipemia OR hyperlipaemia):ti,ab OR ((high OR elevated OR low) NEAR/5 (cholesteryl* OR cholesterol* OR lipid* OR lipoprotein* OR tryglycer* OR triaclyglycer* OR "HDL-C" OR "LDL-C" OR "HDL C" OR "LDL C")):ti,ab #2 CVD 'cardiovascular disease'/exp/mj/dm_pc OR 'cardiovascular disease'/de OR 'hypertension'/exp OR 'ischemic heart disease'/exp OR 'heart disease'/de OR 'coronary artery disease'/exp OR 'peripheral vascular disease'/exp OR 'cerebral artery disease'/exp OR 'brain ischemia'/exp OR 'cerebrovascular accident'/exp OR 'cerebrovascular disease'/exp OR 'heart infarction'/exp OR ((heart* OR cardio* OR cardiac* OR coronary OR vascular OR cerebrovascular OR artery OR arteries) NEAR/5 (disease* OR syndrome* OR event* OR ischem* OR ischaem* OR plaque*)):ti,de OR (hyperten* OR atherosclero* OR arteriosclero* OR angina OR (Heart NEXT/1 attack*) OR (myocardial NEXT/1 infarct*) OR stroke* OR (cerebrovascular #3 LDL-C or non-HDL- C goals (('low density lipoprotein cholesterol level'/exp OR 'high density lipoprotein cholesterol level'/exp) AND (goal OR goals OR target* OR level OR levels)).ti. 