Implications of lower risk thresholds for statin treatment in primary prevention: Analysis of CPRD and simulation modelling of annual cholesterol monitoring

OBJECTIVE: To estimate numbers affected by a recent change in UK guidelines for statin use in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. METHOD: We modelled cholesterol ratio over time using a sample of 45,151 men (≥ 40 years) and 36,168 women (≥ 55 years) in 2006, without statin treatment or pre...

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Autores principales: McFadden, Emily, Stevens, Richard, Glasziou, Paul, Perera, Rafael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Academic Press 2015
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Brief Original Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25445333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25445333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.004

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