title: Therapeutic intervention for hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: In previous presentations in these proceedings, the important relationships between cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) have been reviewed. Guidelines, for Europe and the United States, for screening and intervention in persons with elevated total or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol have been compared. In this presentation, the current approaches for dietary and drug treatment of hypercholesterolemia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gotto
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D008019:Life Style; D009525:Niacin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D009525:Niacin