title: Should the National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines be changed for persons at high risk for cardiovascular events?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. wsaronow@aol.com
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors