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- Current Risk Scores Miss Nearly Half of First Heart Attacks
Nearly half of adults with a first myocardial infarction show low or borderline risk on current risk estimators Most develop symptoms only within 48 hours and would not qualify for statins earlier
- Does Depression Speed Up ASCVD Onset and Treatment? - Medscape
Patients with depression may develop atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease earlier and start treatment more often than those without depression but achieve similar cholesterol control, a study finds
- AACE Publishes Guideline on Drug Management of Dyslipidemia
It includes 13 evidence-based recommendations for the pharmacologic management of adults with dyslipidemia, focused on patient-important outcomes of ASCVD risk reduction
- Cardiovascular Risk Calculators Fail Some Patients With HIV
A common CV risk factor calculator for patients with HIV underestimates risk for Black patients and women, while risk for those in low-income countries is overestimated
- Less TV Time Cuts ASCVD Risk Despite Genetic Risk for T2D
The 10-year absolute risk for ASCVD was lower in individuals with high T2D genetic risk who watched ≤ 1 hour of television daily than in those with low T2D genetic risk who watched ≥ 2 hours
- Lipoprotein Exposure Before 40 Predicts Future Heart Risk - Medscape
The risk for ASCVD increased notably when usual exposure exceeded 75 mg dL y for apolipoprotein B, 1000 nmol L y for low-density lipoprotein particles, and 135 nmol L y for triglyceride-rich
- Lp (a): Aiming at a Moving Target, Waiting for Ammunition
Patients in the study — which used > 70 mg dL (or 150 nmol L) as a threshold for predicting ASCVD complications — with peripheral artery disease and elevated Lp (a) were at 57% greater risk
- Single Chest X-Ray Could Predict 10-Year CVD Risk - Medscape
The current ASCVD risk score is determined with nine factors: age, sex, race, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, smoking, type 2 diabetes, and a lipid panel Not All Data Points
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