Increases in statin eligibility to reduce cardiovascular risk according to the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines in the Africa Middle East region: a sub-analysis of the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 61
• Main Authors: Hamoui, Omar, Omar, Mohamed I, Raal, Frederick J, Rashed, Wafa, Kane, Abdoul, Alami, Mohamed, Abreu, Paula, Mashhoud, Walid, Alsheikh-Ali, Alawi A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.03.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Africa - epidemiology; Africa Middle East region; Age Factors; Aged; Anticholesteremic agents; Antilipemic agents; Banks (Finance); Biomarkers - blood; Cardiovascular agents; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol guidelines; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnosis; Disease prevention; Dyslipidemias - blood; Dyslipidemias - diagnosis; Dyslipidemias - drug therapy; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Education; Eligibility Determination - standards; Epidemiology; Female; Guideline Adherence - standards; Health risk assessment; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - adverse effects; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Income; Lipid-lowering therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Middle East - epidemiology; Mortality; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Rural Health - standards; Sex Factors; Statin therapy; Statins; The Africa and Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study; Treatment Outcome; Urban Health - standards; Young Adult; Middle East; Africa; South Africa; Cholesterol guidelines; The Africa and Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study; Africa Middle East region; Lipid-lowering therapy; Statin therapy; Income

With development of cholesterol management guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), more individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease may be eligible for statin therapy. It is not known how this affects statin eligibility in the Africa and Middle East R...