Validation of the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Pooled Cohort Risk Equations

• Autores: Paul Muntner, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Mary Cushman, David C. Goff
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 311, Nº. 14, 2014, págs. 1406-1415
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Importance The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort risk equations were developed to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and guide statin initiation.

    Objective To assess calibration and discrimination of the Pooled Cohort risk equations in a contemporary US population.