translate English to French: The mean baseline total cholesterol levels were elevated only in the drug trials as the presence of hyperlipidemia was not a criterion for entry into the diet studies.
´ e Le progr` s le plus important r´ alis´ dans le traitement de e e e l’hypercholest´ rol´ mie est l’adoption dans la pratique clinique des e e inhibiteurs de la 3-hydroxy-3-m´ thyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) e ` r´ ductase tels que la lovastatine.