Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Event Rates Differ Among Patients Meeting the Very High Risk Definition According to Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status

Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Event Rates Differ Among Patients Meeting the Very High Risk Definition According to Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status

Background The risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events may differ by sociodemographic factors among patients meeting the definition of very high risk according to the 2018 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology cholesterol guideline, leading to treatment dis...

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Main Authors: Jaejin An, Yiyi Zhang, Paul Muntner, Andrew E. Moran, Jin‐Wen Hsu, Kristi Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cholesterol
disparities
race and ethnicity
secondary prevention
sex
socioeconomic position
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.017310

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