Implications of Cardiac Risk and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Distributions in the United States for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia | Zendy

Jon G. Keevil | Zendy; Michael W. Cullen | Zendy; Ronald E. Gang | Zendy; Patrick E. McBride | Zendy; James H. Stein | Zendy

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Implications of Cardiac Risk and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Distributions in the United States for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia

Author(s) -

Jon G. Keevil,

Michael W. Cullen,

Ronald E. Gang,

Patrick E. McBride,

James H. Stein

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.645473

Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , cholesterol , ldl cholesterol , cardiology , disease

Updated guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III stratify patients into 5 groups of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk that determine intensity of lipid-lowering therapy. The present study assesses the distribution of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the United States across the 5 groups of CHD risk as defined in the updated guidelines.

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