Among older adults without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the PREVENT risk assessment tool outperforms the pooled cohort equations (PCE) in more accurately predicting primary CV ...

National application of the 2023 American Heart Association (AHA) Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT ... Dr. McNamara: When the ASCVD risk score was introduced in 2013, many cardiologists thought ...

Risk scores ... ASCVD risk and low bleeding risk. Current guidelines and risk assessment tools support a selective, individualised approach. When initiated in the right patient profile, aspirin can ...

Guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend calculating a risk score, called ASCVD Risk Estimator ... Statin safety and associated adverse events: a ...

What they found points to delayed referral for CAC testing, higher ASCVD risk scores, older age, and less preventive treatment in the Black population, she said. “ And at any given amount of calcium, ...

In the secondary prevention cohort, vs the primary prevention cohort, risk factors that were similar in effect included hyperlipidemia, history of acute ASCVD event, and peripheral vascular disease.

Experts discuss how knowledge of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels can empower patients in managing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors, how providers can collaborate with ...

A heart-healthy lifestyle may reduce risk for dementia, even for people with elevated genetic risk for coronary artery ...

Low LDL cholesterol was associated with an increased risk of bleeding in patients receiving anticoagulation for venous ...

Levels of CRP and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores were than assessed. The latter is widely used to predict death from heart attack, stroke or hardening of the arteries ...

Researchers sought to assess the incidence of and risk factors for cardiotoxicity related to anthracycline therapy in a ...