Many of our patients (54%-97%) with dyslipidemia would not have been eligible for inclusion in earlier studies of hyperlipidemia and primary prevention. The external validity (applicability to the general population) of these studies is questionable. Decision-making in clinical practice for the primary prevention of hypercholesterolemia should be based on the risk/benefit ratio of pharmacological treatment.
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