Screening for lipid disorders in adults: selective update of 2001 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force review
Helfand M, Carson S
Record ID 32011000589
English
Authors' objectives:
Both the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP ATP III) have issued recommendations on screening for dyslipidemia in adults. To guide the USPSTF in updating its 2001 recommendations, we reviewed evidence relevant to discrepancies between these recommendations.
Authors' recommendations:
There is no new evidence relevant to screening younger adults or to appropriate screening intervals. Evidence is conflicting regarding the additional contribution of a serum triglyceride level to the identification of individuals at short-term risk for coronary heart disease events. The balance of benefits and harms is clearly in favor of statin therapy among individuals enrolled in some, but not all, randomized trials of primary prevention. The long-term harms of statin therapy are unknown.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK33494/
Year Published:
2008
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Adult
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Dyslipidemias
- Risk Factors
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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