Because the treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) constitutes such a large part of
primary care practice, the busy clinician can feel overwhelmed by advice from experts about …

Screening for coronary artery disease or for other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is
a superficially attractive idea that has been proposed by many cardiovascular experts …

Background: Many guidelines exist for screening and risk assessment for the primary
prevention of cardiovascular disease in apparently healthy persons. Purpose: To …

Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 cause of death in the western world and 1 of the
leading causes of death worldwide. The lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, resulting in more than
17 million deaths in 2008. Early detection and treatment of high-risk patients has been …

Background Risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events is typically estimated from
risk factors such as age, sex, blood pressure and cholesterol. Many 'risk algorithms' exist to …

ABSTRACT The Ministry of Health (MOH) publishes clinical practice guidelines on
Screening of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors to provide doctors and patients in …

This statement summarizes the current US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendations on screening for coronary heart disease and the supporting scientific …

Objectives: This article aims to describe the rationale, study design, and the recruitment
process of the Dutch Risk or Benefit in Screening for Cardiovascular Disease (ROBINSCA) …

Recommendations on screening for dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and
obesity published in the 2003 edition of the MOH clinical practice guideline on health …