[Which cholesterol-lowering drugs should be used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?].

Background: Several clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia are available. The quality of these guidelines varies and the basis for their conclusions is often not clear. We have used systematic and explicit methods in developing a new set of recommendations.

[Which antihypertensive drugs should be used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?].

Background: Several clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of hypertension are available. The quality of these guidelines varies and the basis for their conclusions is often not clear. We have used systematic and explicit methods in the development of a new set of recommendations.

[Guidelines for pharmacological primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases--who should be treated?].

Background: Several clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia are available. The quality of these guidelines varies and the basis for their conclusions is often not clear. We have used systematic and explicit methods in the development of a new set of recommendations.