How to get your high-risk patients to the new NCEP goals.

Now that the optimal LDL-cholesterol level for patients with coronary heart disease or its risk equivalents is substantially below 100 mg/dL consider aggressive lipid-lowering strategies in this group. With the advent of more powerful statins, combination therapy, and newer nonstatin agents, you can...

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Publicado en:Patient Care (Print) Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 26 - 35
Autor principal: Ansell BJ
Formato: case study pictorial questionnaire/scale tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: MJH Life Sciences Feb2006
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