Validation of the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Pooled Cohort Risk Equations
Author(s) -
Paul Muntner,
Lisandro D. Colantonio,
Mary Cushman,
David C. Goff,
George Howard,
Virginia J. Howard,
Brett Kissela,
Emily B. Levitan,
Donald M. LloydJones,
Monika M. Safford
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2014.2630
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cohort , stroke (engine) , atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease , population , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , statin , cohort study , disease , endocrinology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort risk equations were developed to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and guide statin initiation.
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