National Cholesterol
Education Program

For a complete description of treating high blood cholesterol in adults, please click on the following link to review "The Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)" available from the National Institutes of Health.

ATP III Update:
For very high-risk patients, “there is a therapeutic option to set the goal at an LDL less than 70 mg/dL.”