Journal article
Statin Use in Primary Prevention: A Simple Trial-Based Approach Compared With Guideline-Recommended Risk Algorithms for Selection of Eligible Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease risk assessment tools help identify individuals likely to benefit from preventative therapies. In this study we compared outcomes using the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) risk algorithm and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) tool in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE)-3 study.
METHODS: We compared outcomes using the ACC/AHA algorithm and the FRS with those seen in …
Authors
Khunti K; Jung H; Dans AL; Held C; Dagenais GR; Yusuf S; Lonn E
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 644–652
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.cjca.2019.03.002
ISSN
0828-282X