Three reasons to abandon low-density lipoprotein targets an open letter to the adult treatment panel IV of the national institutes of health

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-5

  Hayward, Rodney A ^a,b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SIMVASTATIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (U.S.); NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859522892     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.964676     Document Type: Review

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