Statin Eligibility According to Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the US
Sadiya S. Khan, Xiaoning Huang, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael Pencina, Allan D. Sniderman, Nilay S. Shah, John Wilkins, Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones
Abstract
This cross-sectional study evaluates the implications of using the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events criteria to assess 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk estimates.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseDiseaseStatinInternal medicineRisk assessmentCardiologyComputer scienceComputer securityLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins