Implications of the New US Cholesterol Guidelines in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The new US guidelines for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease have substantially changed the approach to hyperlipidemia treatment. However, the impact of those recommendations in other populations is limited. In the present study, we evaluated the potential implications of those recommendations in the Brazilian population.

Hypothesis

The new U.S. recommendations may increase the proportion of individuals who are candidates for statin therapy.

Methods

We included all participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) without known cardiovascular disease. We calculated the indication for statin therapy according to the current Brazilian recommendations and the new US guidelines, using both the 5.0% and the 7.5% risk cu

SUBMITTER: Bittencourt MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490861 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature