Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population. Coordinating Committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program

S M Grundy; J I Cleeman; B M Rifkind; L H Kuller

doi:10.1001/archinte.159.15.1670

Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population. Coordinating Committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program

Arch Intern Med. 1999 Aug;159(15):1670-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.15.1670.

Authors

S M Grundy¹, J I Cleeman, B M Rifkind, L H Kuller

Affiliation

¹ National Cholesterol Education Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-2480, USA.

PMID: 10448768
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.15.1670

Abstract

The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) peaks in the elderly population. In secondary and primary prevention trials, cholesterol-lowering therapy reduces risk for CHD in both older and younger participants. This benefit, therefore, can be extended to the elderly.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
Cholesterol / blood*
Clinical Trials as Topic
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / blood
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / etiology
Coronary Disease / prevention & control*
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia / blood*
Hypercholesterolemia / complications
Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
Hypercholesterolemia / therapy*
Patient Selection
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
United States

Substances

Anticholesteremic Agents
Cholesterol