Beyond Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Estimation of the Concentration of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Plasma, Without Use of the Preparative Ultracentrifuge

William T. Friedewald, Robert I. Levy, Donald S. Fredrickson · Clinical Chemistry · 1972 · 32.5K citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry +14

Summary of the Second Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II)

Scott M. Grundy · JAMA · 1993 · 27.9K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy +12

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories

Peter W.F. Wilson, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Daniel Levy et al. · Circulation · 1998 · 9.6K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +16

MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20 536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebocontrolled trial

The Lancet · 2002 · 7K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +13

Intensive versus Moderate Lipid Lowering with Statins after Acute Coronary Syndromes

Christopher P. Cannon, Eugene Braunwald, Carolyn H. McCabe et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · 4.9K citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +17