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The third report reviews the dietary and nutritional status of the U.S. population, as well as the factors that determine status, based on the data available through the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program (NNMRRP) by June 1994.
The panel examined the available evidence on coronary heart disease and high blood cholesterol and updated, where appropriate, the existing recommendations for management of high blood cholesterol in adults. Provides new recommendations for: patients with established coronary heart disease and others at high risk for coronary heart disease; HDL-cholesterol in coronary heart disease risk assessment; cholesterol lowering in women, the elderly, and young adults; physical activity and weight loss as components of dietary therapy; and delay of drug treatment in most young men and premenopausal women who are otherwise at low risk for coronary heart disease. Discusses cholesterol lowering and total mortality, and cost-effectiveness of cholesterol lowering.
Written by the world’s foremost authorities, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of current approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of atherothrombosis and its coronary and noncoronary complications. This edition has been thoroughly updated, sharply focused on clinical information, and trimmed to one manageable volume. Coverage begins with a review of risk factors and prevention, emphasizing lipid abnormalities, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Subsequent sections examine the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, markers and imaging, acute coronary syndromes, chronic stable angina, and noncoronary atherothrombosis. Clinical presentations, medical management, and the latest interventional strategies are included.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.