Ten years risk assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using Astro-CHARM and pooled cohort equation in a south Asian sub-population

• Main Authors: Tariq Ashraf (Author), Muhammad Naeem Mengal (Author), Atif Sher Muhammad (Author), Asal Khan Tareen (Author), Muhammad Nauman Khan (Author), Khawar Abbas Kazmi (Author), Asif Nadeem (Author), Shakil Sarwar (Author), Zara Bashir (Author), Nadeem Qamar (Author), Musa Karim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) are on the rise in low and middle-income countries attributed to modern sedentary lifestyle and dietary habits. This has led to the need of assessment of the burden of at-risk population so that prevention measures can be developed....