Global variation of risk thresholds for initiating statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a benefit-harm balance modelling study

Abstract Background We previously showed that the 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk threshold to initiate statins for primary prevention depends on the baseline CVD risk, age, sex, and the incidence of statin-related harm outcome and competing risk for non-CVD death. As these factors appear...

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Huvudupphov:	Henock G. Yebyo, Sofia Zappacosta, Hélène E. Aschmann, Sarah R. Haile, Milo A. Puhan
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	BMC 2020-09-01
Serie:	BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Ämnen:	Statins Primary prevention Cardiovascular disease Risk thresholds: benefit-harm analysis
Länkar:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01697-6
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