Implications of estimating coronary heart disease risk in the US population.

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  • Daniel S Berman
  • Nathan D Wong
چکیده

iven the profound impact of coronary heart disease CHD) on the health of the adult population of the U.S. as ell as on health care costs, it is important to estimate the ational burden of CHD. In this issue of the Journal, Ford t al. (1) have nicely described the extent of the population t significant risk for CHD and how this varies by age roup, ethnicity, and gender. In 2001, the National Choesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on etection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Choesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III [ATP/III]), nown as the NCEP/ATP III (2), provided recommenda-

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

دوره 43 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004