Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines

M. Grundy, Scott; I. Cleeman, James; Noel Bairey Merz, C.; Bryan Brewer, H; T. Clark, Luther; B. Hunninghake, Donald; C. Pasternak, Richard; C. Smith, Sidney; J. Stone, Neil

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000133317.49796.0e

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Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines

Published in Circulation • Jul 12, 2004

Authors:

Scott M. Grundy

James I. Cleeman

C. Noel Bairey Merz

Abstract

The Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) of the National Cholesterol Education Program issued an evidence-based set of guidelines on cholesterol management in 2001. Since the publication of ATP III, 5 major clinical trials of statin therapy with clinical end points have been published. These trials a...

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Medicine

Clinical trial

National Cholesterol Education Program

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