title: Hyperlipidemia as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Elevated levels of blood lipids are well-documented risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Current classification schemes and treatment levels for hyperlipidemia are based on the National Cholesterol Education Panel's Adult Treatment Program-3 (ATP-III) guidelines. Extensive research over the past decade has raised the question whether or not ATP-III guidelines are sufficiently aggressive. New guidelines from ATP-IV are expected to be released in the near future, but in the meantime physicians are faced with uncertainty about how low to target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, whether to pharmacologically treat high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and how best to achieve target goals.
authors: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Family Medicine, Mayo College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. nelson.robert1@mayo.edu
authors: Robert H
authors: RH
authors: Nelson
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008403:Mass Screening; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids
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