Guideline-Based Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcification, and Cardiovascular Events | Zendy

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Guideline-Based Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcification, and Cardiovascular Events

Author(s) -

Amit Pursnani,

Joseph M. Massaro,

Ralph B. D’Agostino,

Christopher J. O’Donnell,

Udo Hoffmann

Publication year - 2015

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.2015.7515

Subject(s) - medicine , framingham risk score , statin , cardiology , myocardial infarction , cohort , coronary artery disease , guideline , rosuvastatin , stroke (engine) , disease , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for cholesterol management defined new eligibility criteria for statin therapy. However, it is unclear whether this approach improves identification of adults at higher risk of cardiovascular events.

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