Cholesterol guidelines do not endorse "one size fits all": The strategy begins with a discussion

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 1640-1643

  Stone, Neil J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age specific risk threshold; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol treatment; sex specific threshold

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROL STRATEGY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; EDITORIAL; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE;

EID: 84928038840     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.041     Document Type: Editorial

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