Does anyone else support the strategy of primary prevention of vascular disease?
Yes, the American Heart Association and the American Cardiology College formed the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel which produced Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (ATP III). The following is a quote from the Executive Summary “Primary prevention of CHD offers the greatest opportunity for reducing the burden of CHD in the United States. The clinical approach to primary prevention is founded on the public health approach that calls for lifestyle changes, including: 1) reduced intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol, 2) increased physical activity, and 3) weight control, to lower population cholesterol levels and reduce CHD risk, but the clinical approach intensifies preventive strategies for higher risk persons. One aim of primary prevention is to reduce long-term risk (>10 years) as well as short-term risk (²10 years). LDL goals in primary prevention depend on person’s absolute risk for CHD (i.e., the probability of having a CH
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