Objective.—To assess the accuracy of lipid screening strategies to identify individuals at
increased risk of coronary heart disease mortality. Patients.—The 15% random sample of …

Objective: To assess the accuracy of specific plasma lipid fractions in predicting coronary
heart disease (CHD) mortality among adults. Methods: Follow-up data for a random sample …

Objective: To assess the role of serum lipid levels as screening tests in adults. Design:
Pooled analysis of clinical trials, supplemented by analysis of data from the Framingham …

● The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends that clinicians
routinely screen men aged 35 years and older and women aged 45 years and older for lipid …

From our review of the epidemiologic and clinical literature, we have developed
recommendations for using the serum cholesterol test as a component of strategies to …

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a simple clinical index to identify
individuals at increased risk of an elevated CHL/HDL ratio. Using recursive partitioning …

National guidelines in the United States and Europe have stimulated interest in controlling
blood lipid levels to prevent CHD. In this review, the effciency of lipid profiles in predicting …

Context: Screening and treatment of lipid disorders in people at high risk for future coronary
heart disease (CHD) events has gained wide acceptance, especially for patients with known …

Plasma cholesterol levels were measured in 15,892 participants of a cholesterol screening
in Hartford, Connecticut. The screenees were typically health conscious as evidenced by the …

Objective: Comparison of four measures of cholesterol for predicting men and women who
will develop coronary heart disease within 8 to 10 years. Design: Cohort study. Patients …