Should heart age calculators be used alongside absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment?

BACKGROUND: National estimates of ‘heart age’ by government health organisations in the US, UK and China show most people have an older heart age than current age. While most heart age calculators are promoted as a communication tool for lifestyle change, they may also be used to justify medication...

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Autores principales: Bonner, Carissa, Bell, Katy, Jansen, Jesse, Glasziou, Paul, Irwig, Les, Doust, Jenny, McCaffery, Kirsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29409444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0760-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29409444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0760-1

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