Guideline-based statin/lipid-lowering therapy eligibility for primary prevention and accuracy of coronary artery calcium and clinical cardiovascular events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
AUTHORS
Flueckiger
P ,
Qureshi
W ,
Michos
ED ,
Blaha
M ,
Burke
G ,
Sandfort
V ,
Herrington
D ,
Yeboah
J ,
. Clinical cardiology. 2016 11 12; ().
- PMID: 27859433 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
With multiple cholesterol guidelines, we evaluated the accuracy of recommended statin therapy on identifying coronary artery calcium (CAC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events by 2004 NCEP/ ATP III, 2016 ESC/EAS, and 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines.
With multiple cholesterol guidelines, we evaluated the accuracy of recommended statin therapy on identifying coronary artery calcium (CAC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events by 2004 NCEP/ ATP III, 2016 ESC/EAS, and 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2016