Interactive Cholesterol Advisory Tool

Participants will be recruited and categorized based on screening labs into 1 of 2 groups:
Low or moderate risk of developing cardiovascular disease within 10 years based on risk
factors. The low risk group will be advised to take the blood test results furnished by the
study to their primary care doctor to discuss managing cholesterol. The moderate risk group
will see the study physician for 4 visits about high cholesterol. Both groups complete a
total of 4 blood draws over 9 months. Both groups will be randomized at consent into 2
groups: 1 who uses the Interactive Cholesterol Advisory Tool (ICAT) and 1 that does not use
the ICAT. Because recruitment goals for the low risk group were met, a third group was
created: low risk who both the study physician for 4 visits about high cholesterol and use
the ICAT.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Fluency in English,

- Willing to come in for 1-5 visits,

- Low and moderate CVD risk.

- Having access to a computer with internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

- CVD diagnosis or CVD equivalent,

- Psychosis, terminal illness,

- Pregnancy,

- Current statin use if assigned to the low risk group

- Liver disease,

- Peripheral Vascular Disease,

- Diabetes Mellitus,

- Abdominal Aortic Aneurism,

- Cerebral Vascular Disease

- Triglyceride level above 500 mg/dl

- Uncorrected hypothyroidism