Quantifying the impact of using Coronary Artery Calcium Score for risk categorization instead of Framingham Score or European Heart SCORE in lipid lowering algorithms in a Middle Eastern population

Background: The use of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) for risk categorization instead of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) or European Heart SCORE (EHS) to improve classification of individuals is well documented. However, the impact of reclassifying individuals using CACS on initiating lipi...

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Autors principals:	Hussain A. Isma’eel, Mohamad M. Almedawar, Bernard Harbieh, Wissam Alajaji, Laila Al-Shaar, Mukbil Hourani, Fadi El-Merhi, Samir Alam, Antoine Abchee
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Saudi Heart Association 2015-10-01
Col·lecció:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Matèries:	Coronary Artery Calcium Score Lipid lowering therapy Reclassification Risk categorization Canadian Cardiology Society guidelines European Society of Cardiology guidelines
Accés en línia:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101673151500038X
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