Assessment of cardiovascular risk by use of multiple-risk-factor assessment equations: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
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The approaches described in this statement can be used for guidance at several levels of primary prevention; however, the statement does not attempt to specifically link risk assessment to treatment guidelines for particular risk factors, but provides critical background information that could be used in the development of new treatment guidelines.About:
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Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project
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2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Rick A. Nishimura,Catherine M Otto,Robert O. Bonow,Blase A. Carabello,John P. Erwin,Robert A. Guyton,Patrick T. O'Gara,Carlos E. Ruiz,Nikolaos J. Skubas,Paul Sorajja,Thoralf M. Sundt,James D. Thomas +11 more
TL;DR: The medical profession should play a central role in evaluating evidence related to drugs, devices, and procedures for detection, management, and prevention of disease.
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ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction)...
Jeffrey L. Anderson,Cynthia D. Adams,Elliott M. Antman,Charles R. Bridges,Robert M. Califf,Donald E. Casey,William E. Chavey,Francis M. Fesmire,Judith S. Hochman,Thomas N. Levin,A. Michael Lincoff,Eric D. Peterson,Pierre Theroux,Nanette K. Wenger,R. Scott Wright,Sidney C. Smith,Alice K. Jacobs,Jonathan L. Halperin,Sharon A. Hunt,Harlan M. Krumholz,Frederick G. Kushner,Bruce W. Lytle,Rick A. Nishimura,Joseph P. Ornato,Richard L. Page,Barbara Riegel +25 more
TL;DR: Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction : ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2007 American Heart Association.
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