Can any agreement be reached on cholesterol lowering?

Reports in the scientific and lay press on the current evidence from epidemiological and clinical trials for the benefit of lowering blood cholesterol often appear to be at variance. In May 1993 the British Hyperlipidaemia Association held a symposium at the Royal College of Physicians' to establish where there was agreement and to produce guidelines to identify people who might live longer as a result of therapy. A series of contentious issues were considered.