Preventive Medicine Resources by Topic: Cardiovascular Diseases

Hyperlipidemia Prevention and Screening Resources

Clinical Guidelines | Miscellaneous Resources

• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd Ed. Systematic Evidence Reviews: Table of contents
  • 4. Screening for Lipid Disorders: Table of contents
    • Preface: Access document
    • Chapter 1. Introduction: Access document
    • Chapter 2. Methods: Access document
    • Chapter 3. Results: Access document
    • Chapter 4. Discussion: Access document
    • Tables: List of documents
    • Figures: Access document
    • Appendix 1 Methods: Access document
    • Appendix 2 Grading System: Access document
    • Appendix 3 Evidence Tables: List of documents
    • References: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• American Heart Association: Homepage
  • Scientific Statements: List of documents
    • Evidence-based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women (2004): Access document (PDF)
    • Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (1999): Access document
    • Antioxidant Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Emphasis on Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and beta-Carotene (1999): Access document
    • Very Low Fat Diets (1998): Access document
    • Fiber, Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease (1997): Access document
    • Cholesterol Screening in Asymptomatic Adults: No Cause to Change (1996): Access document
    • Very Low Cholesterol and Cholesterol Lowering (1994): Access document
• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement: Homepage
  • Knowledge Resources: Table of contents
    • Lipid Screening in Adults: Access document
    • Lipid Screening in Children and Adolescents: Access document
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Homepage
  • Cholesterol Information for Health Care Professionals: List of documents
    • Recommendations Regarding Public Screening for Measuring Blood Cholesterol: Access document (PDF)
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Hyperlipidemia (MeSH browse): List of documents
  • Hyperlipidemia (Keyword search): List of documents

Miscellaneous Hyperlipidemia Prevention and Screening Resources

• National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus Health Topics: Index
  • Cholesterol: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:High Cholesterol
  Additional High Cholesterol resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
  Additional Cardiology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
  Additional Cardiology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)