Highlights of the new recommendations for hypercholesterolemia.
The patient who benefits most by aggressive efforts to reduce elevated LDL cholesterol is the one who is at greatest risk for a coronary event in the next 5 to 10 years. Thus, treatment decisions are based on risk-factor analysis and personal history.
Heart Disease Prevention Clinic, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
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D000367:Age Factors; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors