New Cholesterol Guidelines Would Significantly Increase Statin Use If Implemented

• Published in: Journal of clinical outcomes management Vol. 21; no. 5; p. 1
• Main Authors: Pencina, MJ, Navar-Boggan, AM, D'Agostino, RB
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wayne Turner White Communications Inc 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Medical treatment; Risk factors; Statins; United States > US

To quantify how many people would qualify for statin treatment under the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines [1]. Descriptive, repeated cross-sectional study examining data from the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)....