title: Cholesterol in perspective.
abstract: Patients with known heart disease should be treated--others should be considered on the basis of their absolute risk profile and not just their cholesterol level.
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans