Is relationship between serum cholesterol and risk of premature death from coronary heart disease continuous and graded?: findings in 356 222 primary screenees of …

J Stamler, D Wentworth, JD Neaton - Jama, 1986 - jamanetwork.com
The 356 222 men aged 35 to 57 years, who were free of a history of hospitalization for
myocardial infarction, screened by the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) in its …

The multiple risk factor intervention trial (MRFIT)—importance then and now

J Stamler, JD Neaton - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
The 356 222 men aged 35 to 57 years, who were free of a history of hospitalization for
myocardial infarction, screened by the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) in its …

Serum cholesterol level and mortality findings for men screened in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial

JD Neaton, H Blackburn, D Jacobs… - Archives of internal …, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
Background.—With increased efforts to lower serum cholesterol levels, it is important to
quantify associations between serum cholesterol level and causes of death other than …

Relationship of baseline serum cholesterol levels in 3 large cohorts of younger men to long-term coronary, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality and to longevity

J Stamler, ML Daviglus, DB Garside, AR Dyer… - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
ContextBased on observational and interventional data for middle-aged cohorts (aged 40-
64 years), serum cholesterol level is known to be an established major risk factor for …

Will lowering population levels of serum cholesterol affect total mortality? Expectations from the Honolulu Heart Program

JW Frank, DM Reed, JS Grove, R Benfante - Journal of clinical …, 1992 - Elsevier
Major campaigns now underway to reduce the serum cholesterol levels of entire national
populations have not given serious consideration to the high rates of non-cardiovascular …

Serum cholesterol, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and death from coronary heart disease overall findings and differences by age for 316099 white men

JD Neaton, D Wentworth - Archives of internal medicine, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
To assess the combined influence of blood pressure (BP), serum cholesterol level, and
cigarette smoking on death from coronary heart disease (CHD) and to describe how these …

Serum total cholesterol and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in different cultures: twenty-five—year follow-up of the seven countries study

WMM Verschuren, DR Jacobs, BPM Bloemberg… - Jama, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To compare the relationship between serum total cholesterol and long-term
mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) in different cultures. Design.—Total cholesterol …

Management of hypercholesterolemia

DR Illingworth - Medical Clinics of North America, 2000 - Elsevier
Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the leading cause of death and is a major cause of
morbidity among men and women in the United States. 3 The role of elevated …

Relationship of baseline major risk factors to coronary and all-cause mortality, and to longevity: findings from long-term follow-up of Chicago cohorts

J Stamler, AR Dyer, RB Shekelle, J Neaton, R Stamler - Cardiology, 1993 - karger.com
The focus here is on relationships between major risk factors and long-term mortality from
coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes, and on longevity, in Chicago cohorts: 25-year …

Health policy on blood cholesterol. Time to change directions.

SB Hulley, JM Walsh, TB Newman - Circulation, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
U-shaped association between the level of blood A cholesterol andsubsequent mortality has
been reported in many studies over the past two decades. 1-3 The right-hand limb of the U is …