Guideline-Based Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcification, and Cardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for cholesterol management defined new eligibility criteria for statin therapy. However, it is unclear whether this approach improves identification of adults at higher risk of cardiovascular events.

Objective

To determine whether the ACC/AHA guidelines improve identification of individuals who develop incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or have coronary artery calcification (CAC) compared with the National Cholesterol Education Program's 2004 Updated Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (ATP III) guidelines.

Design, setting, and participants

Longitudinal community-based cohort study, with part

SUBMITTER: Pursnani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4754085 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature