Performance of the pooled cohort equation in South Asians: insights from a large integrated healthcare delivery system
Abstract South Asian ethnicity is associated with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk and has been identified as a “risk enhancer” in the 2018 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines. Risk estimation and statin eligibility in South Asians is not...
Main Authors: | Neha M. Mantri, Maqdooda Merchant, Jamal S. Rana, Alan S. Go, Seema K. Pursnani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02993-z |
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