title: Treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: Hypercholesterolemia is an established major risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. While total plasma cholesterol concentration is positively correlated with the incidence of atherosclerosis, this relation is much stronger for LDL-cholesterol. On the other hand, HDL-cholesterol concentration is negatively correlated with atherosclerosis. Thus hypercholesterolemia usually refers to LDL-hypercholesterolemia. In this manuscript the epidemiological evidence and the therapeutic options for the treatment of LDL-hypercholesterolemia are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department II, Klinikum Grossharden, Marchioninstr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. parhofer@med2.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Parhofer