Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (adult Treatment Panel II).

Download or read book Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (adult Treatment Panel II). written by National Cholesterol Education Program (U.S.). Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The panel examined the available evidence on coronary heart disease and high blood cholesterol and updated, where appropriate, the existing recommendations for management of high blood cholesterol in adults. Provides new recommendations for: patients with established coronary heart disease and others at high risk for coronary heart disease; HDL-cholesterol in coronary heart disease risk assessment; cholesterol lowering in women, the elderly, and young adults; physical activity and weight loss as components of dietary therapy; and delay of drug treatment in most young men and premenopausal women who are otherwise at low risk for coronary heart disease. Discusses cholesterol lowering and total mortality, and cost-effectiveness of cholesterol lowering.