Medscape20d
NCEP Cholesterol Guidelines Revisited
Since the NCEP Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines were published (Journal Watch Cardiology Jun 15 2001), outcomes after use of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been studied in several major trials.
The Telegraph24d
Do kids need their cholesterol checked? What parents and pediatricians should know.
De Ferranti, who also is an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, was part of an American Heart ...
New guidelines aim to reduce stroke risk with lifestyle changes and medication
New guidelines from the American Stroke Association aim to reduce the risk of stroke, a condition that affects more than half ...
WXYZ7d
New guidelines issued for stroke prevention, 4th biggest killer in the nation
In today’s Health Alert, new stroke prevention guidelines have been released for the first time in a decade, focusing on the ...
The better cholesterol test you didn’t know you needed
Current guidelines only offer it as an option for certain high-risk patients. As a result, most patients and even many ...
Times Union24d
Do kids need their cholesterol checked? What parents and pediatricians should know.
Those guidelines support the idea of checking for a cholesterol abnormality once between ages 9 and 11 and again once between ages 17 and 21, de Ferranti said. Earlier screenings, as early as age ...