This program incorporates the services of the Lipid Clinic, which evaluates patients who have special needs in the treatment of hyperlipidemia (the presence of excessive fats in the bloodstream, including cholesterol). The program also provides primary screening for patients without known heart disease to determine if significant risk factors for atherosclerosis are present.

Patients are offered the opportunity to enter into a continual monitoring program that involves lipid lowering, control of hypertension, cigarette smoking cessation, exercise training, and counseling.

The Center utilizes a uniquely developed measurement of atherosclerosis that has been developed by the USC Atherosclerosis Research Institute. It involves the measurement of the thickness of the carotid artery by B-mode ultrasound and has been found to be exceptionally sensitive to changes in the degree of atherosclerosis and its regression. Using this uniquely developed technique, along with careful dietary monitoring, significant regression has been documented in research studies done at USC.