The National Cholesterol Education Program is a program managed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. Its goal is to reduce increased cardiovascular disease rates due to hypercholesterolemia (evelated cholesterol levels) in the United States of America. The program has been running since 1985. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is part of the US federal government, a division of the NIH, which is tasked with allocating about 2. ... The National Institutes of Health is an institution of the United States government which focuses on medical research. ... Cardiovascular diseases (or disorders) refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins). ... Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. ... Cholesterol is a steroid, a lipid, and an alcohol, found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The assigned goal of the NCEP committee is to meet on a recurring basis, review ongoing scientific researsch about atheroscleroticcardiovascular disease and make simplified, consensus, committee recommendations to be promoted by the NIH, the American Heart Association and other groups to both physicians and the public about how to reduce the incidence of disability and death resulting from atheroscleroticcardiovascular disease. Jump to: navigation, search Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels (as well as veins that have been surgically moved to function as arteries). ... Cardiovascular diseases (or disorders) refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins). ... NIH can refer to: National Institutes of Health Norwegian School of Sports Sciences: (Norges idrettshøgskole - NIH) Not Invented Here This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization in the United States that fosters proper cardiac care in the effort to reduce deaths caused by cardiac arrest. ... Jump to: navigation, search Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels (as well as veins that have been surgically moved to function as arteries). ... Cardiovascular diseases (or disorders) refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins). ...
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