Measurement of cholesterol has become increasingly important with recognition of its
predictive association with cardiovascular diseases. Government and professional groups in …

States,” appears in this issue. It reviews the clinical data that indicate that one in every four
adults in this country is at substantially higher than averagerisk for coronary heart disease …

Abstract In November 1985 the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) was
launched with the goal of reducing the prevalence of elevated blood cholesterol in the …

The NRS/CHOL is a reality that is progressively becoming the way in which accuracy of
cholesterol results is being ensured. Proof of traceability to NRS/CHOL within each segment …

A cholesterol standardization program was developed in The Netherlands for clinical
laboratories that use their analytical results as indicators of cardiovascular risk. Participants …

To determine the accuracy of portable cholesterol analyzers in public settings, four
screening organizations were accompanied to cholesterol screenings where consenting …

A novel noninstrumented technology has been developed for quantifying analytes of clinical
interest in biological fluids. Application of this technology is exemplified by the development …

In March 1988 a panel of experts convened at the Canadian Consensus Conference on
Cholesterol (CCCC) in Ottawa to weigh the data linking cholesterol to heart disease and to …

Background. The status of lipid and lipoprotein measurements in clinical chemistry
laboratories throughout the United States was discussed. The major present and future …