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Statin Candidate Pool Shrinks if PREVENT Risk Calculator Is Put to Current Practice

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The rules for statin and blood pressure (BP) medication initiation may be rewritten with a new and improved cardiovascular risk prediction tool, research suggested. Use of the PREVENT equations would reclassify 53% of U.S. adults to lower atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk categories — and just 0.41% to higher risk categories — as currently defined […]

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Publish date : 2024-07-29 19:46:16

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