The role of cholesterol in atherosclerosis: new therapeutic opportunities

Opening Remarks / Alexander G. Bearn — Pathogenesis Of Atherosclerosis: Recent Concepts / Ramzi S. Cotran, J. Michael Munro — Chronology Of Cholesterol Synthesis / Konrad E. Bloch — Hmg-coa Reductase Inhibitors / Eve E. Slater, Alfred W. Alberts, Robert L. Smith — Worldwide Clinical Experience With Lovastatin/simvastatin / Federico Moncloa — Experience With Lovastatin: Studies On Mechanisms Of Action / Scott M. Grundy — Use Of Hypolipidemic Strategies To Halt Atherosclerosis: Evidence For Alteration In Clinical Course / Peter H. Stone, Frank M. Sacks, Thomas W. Smith — Overview Of Quantitative Coronary Angiographic Techniques: Morphology, Densitometry And Standardization Of Acquisition / Johan H.c. Reiber — Physician Attitudes Toward Elevated Lipid Levels: An International Perspective / C. Boyd Clarke — Coronary Heart Disease: Differences In The Occurrence Between Populations And Changing Trends Within Populations; Relationship To Serum Cholesterol Levels / Kalevi Pyorala — Desirable Plasma Lipid And Lipoprotein Levels In Adults / Barry Lewis — The 1984 National Institutes Of Health Consensus Report On Cholesterol In Light Of The Understanding Of Lipoproteins And Coronary Heart Disease In 1987 / Robert W. Mahley — Atherosclerosis And Lipid Metabolism In The Japanese / Hiroo Imura, Kinsuke Tsuda — Roundtable 1: Worldwide Prevalence Of Atherosclerosis: Differences And Similarities — Roundtable 2: Attitudes Toward Cholesterol Reduction — The U.s. National Cholesterol Education Program: Raising Health Professional And Public Awareness About The Importance Of Lowering High Blood Cholesterol / James I. Cleeman, Claude Lenfant — Roundtable 3: Medical And Economic Implications Of Lovastatin — Future Approaches To Therapy For Dyslipidemia / Scott M. Grundy — Roundtable 4: Future Areas Of Clinical And Scientific Opportunity: Genetic Predisposition/dna Probes. Editors, Scott M. Grundy, Alexander G. Bearn. Merck Sharp & Dohme International Medical Advisory Council, New Milton, Hampshire, England, July 13-14, 1987. Includes Bibliographies And Index.