ABSTRACT
In an individual CHD risk factors may combine together. Some people
with multiple risk factors are at high risk even though each of their
individual risk factors might, were it occurring in isolation, be no great
cause for concern. This is the major reason for adopting a holistic
approach to CHD prevention. A blood pressure of 150/90 or a
cholesterol of 5.5 mmol/l may be of no clinical significance, for
example, in a non-diabetic, but it can be important to treat both in a
diabetic patient.
