title: Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: screening and treatment.
abstract: The prevention of coronary heart disease would represent a major saving to the NHS. Systematic review of evidence relating to screening for CHD and its prevention suggests that blood cholesterol measurement on its own is a poor predictor of risk. The evidence suggests that lifestyle changes and drug treatments other than cholesterol-lowering drugs are the most cost-effective approach to prevention. Nurses should ensure that all risk factors are assessed and a range of preventive measures considered in situations where CHD is a potential risk.
authors.affiliation: NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turner-Boutle
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D002784:Cholesterol