Risk scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

The current paradigm for cardiovascular disease (CVD) emphasises absolute risk assessment to guide treatment decisions in primary prevention. Although the derivation and validation of multivariable risk assessment tools, or CVD risk scores, have attracted considerable attention, their effect on clin...

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Published in:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 3; p. CD006887
Main Authors:	Karmali, Kunal N, Persell, Stephen D, Perel, Pablo, Lloyd-Jones, Donald M, Berendsen, Mark A, Huffman, Mark D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 14.03.2017
Subjects:	Adult Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control Cholesterol - blood Heart Diseases - prevention & control Humans Primary Prevention - methods Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Risk Assessment Risk Factors Stroke - prevention & control
ISSN:	1469-493X
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