title: Lowering blood cholesterol to reduce coronary heart disease risk.
abstract: Key recent findings provide definitive evidence that lowering blood cholesterol in humans reduces coronary heart disease risk. These research advances serve as the basis for national guidelines concerning the medical and public health implications of lowering blood cholesterol to prevent heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Lipid Metabolism-Atherogenesis Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bradford
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rifkind
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol