Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults-Adult Treatment panel 3rd and Final Report

This report presents the Nat. Cholesterol Ed. Program's (NCEP) updated recommendations for cholesterol testing & management. It focuses on the role of the clinical approach to prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). This report, like the 2nd Report (ATP II), continues to identify low-density lipoprotein (LDL) as the primary target of cholesterol-lowering therapy. Since ATP II, a number of controlled clinical trials with newer cholesterol-lowering drugs have been reported. These trials demonstrated remarkable reductions in risk for CHD, in both primary & secondary prevention. Their results enrich the evidence base upon which the new guidelines are founded. Includes numerous tables & a 17-page Executive Summary.Grundy, Scott M. is the author of 'Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults-Adult Treatment panel 3rd and Final Report' with ISBN 9780756731014 and ISBN 0756731011.