Hyperlipidemia—A PDR Clinical Handbook provides guidelines that afford maximal benefit to patients at acceptable cost effectiveness of therapy. Evidence is classified according to type and strength. Particular emphasis is placed on results of controlled clinical trials for making treatment recommendations. Other types of data—epidemiological, metabolic studies, and clinical observation—contribute to the refinement of recommendations.

Areas covered within Hyperlipidemia—A PDR Clinical Handbook include:

• Relation of Serum Cholesterol to Coronary Heart Disease
• Risk Evaluation
• Priority of Therapy
• Therapeutic Modalities
• Management of LDL Cholesterol in Different Risk Categories
• Management of the Metabolic Syndrome: Benefit Beyond Lowering of LDL Cholesterol
• Adherence to the guidelines by both patients and providers is key to approximating the magnitude of the benefits demonstrated in clinical trials. You will find recommendations for the use of state of the art multidisciplinary methods targeting the patient, providers, and health delivery systems to achieve the full effectiveness of the guidelines for primary and secondary prevention.