A Proposed Algorithm of Screening and Management of Lipids in Adults for Iranian Family Physicians

• Main Authors: Seyyed Esmaeil Managheb (Author), Mahmood Soveid (Author), Mohammad Kasaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to atherosclerosis is the foremost cause of premature mortality and of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in developed and developing countries (1). The associated mortality is preventable through treatment of dyslipidemia (2). Over half of the first CHD events a...