title: Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids.
abstract: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for lipids. This article reproduces the introduction and executive summary (with recommendations from the guidelines) from the MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids, for the information of SMJ readers. Chapters and page numbers mentioned in the reproduced extract refer to the full text of the guidelines, which are available from the Ministry of Health website: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/healthprofessionalsportal/doctors/guidelines/cpg_medical.html.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, National University Hospital, Singapore. eshyong@pacific.net.sg.
authors.forename: E Shyong
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Boon Lock
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: Amber Carla
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bastian
authors.forename: Terrance
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Sally Chih Wei
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Teck Siew
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Lip Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Jeannie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tey
authors.forename: Kian Keong
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Poh
authors.forename: Chee Eng
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: Tat Yean
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.forename: Sue-Anne
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: Rob M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: van Dam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008019:Life Style; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012846:Singapore
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL