Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcium, and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events According to the 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Statin Guidelines: MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcium, and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events According to the 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Statin Guidelines: MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

Background The potential impact of the 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines on statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) warrants further analysis. Methods and Results We studied participants from MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Ath...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Miedema, Zeina A. Dardari, Sina Kianoush, Salim S. Virani, Joseph Yeboah, Thomas Knickelbine, Veit Sandfort, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Khurram Nasir, Michael J. Blaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
guideline
primary prevention
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008920

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