Current risk scores using clinical risk factors for predicting ischemic heart disease (IHD)
events—the leading cause of global mortality—have known limitations and may be …

Current risk scores using clinical risk factors for predicting ischemic heart disease (IHD)
events—the leading cause of global mortality—have known limitations and may be …

Risk prediction equations have been a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease prevention
strategies for 2 decades. These equations serve as tools to convert data on multiple risk …

Background/Synopsis Based on extensive clinical trial data demonstrating lower LDL-C
reduces heart attacks, strokes, and need for interventional surgery, the 2018 …

2. Avina-Zubieta JA, Choi HK, Sadatsafavi M, et al. Risk of cardiovascular mortality in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Rheum …

American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) published a suite of clinical practice prevention
guidelines, including for cholesterol management and risk assessment in primary prevention …

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death1 in the US and globally
and risk estimation is a cornerstone approach to guiding CVD prevention. Over the past 2 …

Roughly 45 million people in the US take statins, the cholesterollowering medications used
to prevent cardiovascular disease. Many patients without heart disease, though, are taking …

The effects of lifestyle and medications on the downward trend in atherogenic lipids in recent
times have been investigated. 6, 7 A detailed analysis of fat intake in NHANES …