TY - JOUR T1 - Revised guidelines for cardiovascular risk management JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 548 LP - 548 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X593767 VL - 61 IS - 590 AU - Marijn E Rigter AU - Aafke Koffeman Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/590/548.1.abstract N2 - With interest we read the study by van Duijn et al regarding the revised Dutch guidelines for cardiovascular risk management.1 The authors conducted a practice-based intervention study to explore the feasibility and consequences of a re-evaluation programme for patients without target organ damage, who were treated for hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia under the previous guidelines. After reading their conclusions some questions remainedFirst, the authors conclude that stopping medication in this group of … ER -