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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Academic Press
2015
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| 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 |