The Importance of Following ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines 2013 by Residents’ Physicians to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Different Populations Gheith Yousif, MD/MBChB, Kevin Phelps, DO., Robert Gotfried, DO. University of Toledo/Family Medicine Department
BACKGROUND: The 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) cholesterol protocols recommend the use of Pooled Cohort Equations to estimate 10-year and life time Atherosclerotic cardio-vascular disease (ASCVD) risk as a guide for primary prevention treatment options. Ma...
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The University of Toledo
2018-09-01
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Online Access: | https://openjournals.utoledo.edu/index.php/translation/article/view/242 |