Comparison of Recommended Eligibility for Primary Prevention Statin Therapy Based on the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations vs the ACC/AHA Guidelines | Zendy

Neha J. Pagidipati | Zendy; Ann Marie Návar | Zendy; Hillary Mulder | Zendy; Allan D. Sniderman | Zendy; Eric D. Peterson | Zendy; Michael Pencina | Zendy

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Comparison of Recommended Eligibility for Primary Prevention Statin Therapy Based on the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations vs the ACC/AHA Guidelines

Author(s) -

Neha J. Pagidipati,

Ann Marie Návar,

Hillary Mulder,

Allan D. Sniderman,

Eric D. Peterson,

Michael Pencina

Publication year - 2017

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.2017.3416

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , statin , guideline , national health and nutrition examination survey , primary prevention , population , physical therapy , disease , environmental health , pathology

There are important differences among guideline recommendations for using statin therapy in primary prevention. New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) emphasize therapy based on the presence of 1 or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and a 10-year global CVD risk of 10% or greater.

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