title: Should family physicians follow the new ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guideline? Not completely: why it is right to drop LDL-C targets but wrong to recommend statins at a 7.5% 10-year risk.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hayward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000572:American Heart Association; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors