Time to improve statin prescription guidelines in low-risk patients?

Background The challenge of the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is to identify patients who would benefit from treatment with statins. Statins are currently prescribed to many patients, even those at a low 10-year risk of CVD. These latter patients may not be eligible for statins...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of preventive cardiology 2017-07, Vol.24 (10), p.1064-1070
Hauptverfasser:	Balder, Jan W, de Vries, Jeroen K, Mulder, Douwe J, Kamphuisen, Pieter W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biomarkers - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control CVD Risk Factors Dyslipidemias - blood Dyslipidemias - complications Dyslipidemias - diagnosis Dyslipidemias - drug therapy Eligibility Determination - standards Female Guideline Adherence - standards Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Lipids - blood Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Netherlands Odds Ratio Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Primary Prevention - standards Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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