Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the potential effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines for statin treatment to reduce deaths from coronary heart disease in the Canadian population.

Design

Modelled outcomes of screening and treatment recommendations of six national or international guidelines--from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, joint British societies, and European societies.

Setting

Canada.

Data sources

Details for 6760 men and women aged 20-74 years from the Canadian Heart Health Survey (weighted sample of 12,300,000 people) that included physical measurements including a lipid profile.

Main outcome measures

The number of people recommended for treatment with statins, the potential number of deaths from coronary heart disease avoid

SUBMITTER: Manuel DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1479685 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature