Comparison of application of the ACC/AHA guidelines, Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, and European Society of Cardiology guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in a European cohort

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines introduced a prediction model and lowered the threshold for treatment with statins to a 7.5% 10-year hard atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Implications of the new guideline's threshold an...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 311; no. 14; p. 1416
Main Authors:	Kavousi, Maryam, Leening, Maarten J G, Nanchen, David, Greenland, Philip, Graham, Ian M, Steyerberg, Ewout W, Ikram, M Arfan, Stricker, Bruno H, Hofman, Albert, Franco, Oscar H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 09.04.2014
Subjects:	Aged American Heart Association Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control Cohort Studies Europe Female Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Models, Theoretical Netherlands Practice Guidelines as Topic Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Societies, Medical Stroke - epidemiology United States United States Netherlands Europe
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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