Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
To the Editor A recent study reported that utilizing the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations, developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC), for calculating cardiovascular risk, would lead to millions fewer US residents at low risk of heart disease being recommended statins.
To the Editor A recent study reported that utilizing the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations, developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC), for calculating cardiovascular risk, would lead to millions fewer US residents at low risk of heart disease being recommended statins.
