American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Class I Guidelines for the Treatment of Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk: Implications for US Hispanics/Latinos Based on Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Class I Guidelines for the Treatment of Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk: Implications for US Hispanics/Latinos Based on Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

BackgroundThe prevalence estimates of statin eligibility among Hispanic/Latinos living in the United States under the new 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) cholesterol treatment guidelines are not known. Methods and ResultsWe estimated prevalence of statin elig...

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Main Authors: Waqas T. Qureshi, Robert C. Kaplan, Katrina Swett, Gregory Burke, Martha Daviglus, Molly Jung, Gregory A. Talavera, Diana A. Chirinos, Samantha A. Reina, Sonia Davis, Carlos J. Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment
disparities
epidemiology
guideline
Hispanics/Latinos
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.005045

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