Consensus document

ACC/AHA/NHLBI clinical advisory on the use and safety of statins¹²☆,

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees in May 2002, by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in May 2002, and by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in May 2002.

When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute would appreciate the following citation format: Pasternak RC, Smith SC, Jr., Bairey-Merz CN, Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Lenfant C. ACC/AHA/NHLBI Advisory on the Use and Safety of Statins. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;40:568–73.

This document is available on the Web sites of the ACC (www.acc.org), the AHA (www.americanheart.org), and the NHLBI (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol).