Introduction to risk assessment and serum risk markers for the prevention of coronary heart disease and other potential conditions that impact men's health, part I: what do I tell my patients?
This article covers the basic cholesterol profile and a method of assessing the potential risks for CHD for most men. It is hoped that this overview will assist clinicians and patients in raising the awareness of CHD as the leading cause of mortality in men, and help to place the overall risk for mortality into a proper perspective.
Moyad
Mark A
MA
Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0330, USA. moyad@umich.edu
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000032:analysis; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000032:analysis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis
D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol