nationl Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)Guidelines
U.S. guidelies for yhe detection, evaluation, and treatment of hyperlipidemia in adults
Developed by an expert panel for the National Heat, Lung, and Blood Institute(NHLBI)
Division of National institues of Health (NIH)
Long history of developing clinical practice guidelines
First JNC report published 1976
ATP release history
ATP I First released in 1988
Atp II 1993
ATP III 2001