['Cholesterol' guideline (first revision) of the Dutch College of Family Physicians; response from the family practice].
The revised guidelines of the Dutch College of General Practitioners on cholesterol are more in accordance with the consensus guidelines of the Dutch Institute for Health Care Improvement. The number of people with a history of cardiovascular disease who will receive medication is probably underestimated. The guidelines attach little value to diet measurements; however, in individual cases a diet can be a realistic possibility for treatment. Screening for hypercholesterolaemia is now focused more on other risk factors. This and stopping medication in people who have been told in the past they have a treatable disease can turn out to be a problem, for which a national campaign of the public might be helpful.
van den Bosch
W J
WJ
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, vakgroep Huisarts-, Sociale en Verpleeghuiskunde. w.vandenbosch@hsv.kun.nl
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008403:Mass Screening; D009426:Netherlands; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents