Subclinical atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health, and disease risk: is there a case for the Cardiovascular Health Index in the primary prevention population?

• Egile Nagusiak: Sarah S. Singh (Egilea), Courtney S. Pilkerton (Egilea), Carl D. Shrader (Egilea), Stephanie J. Frisbee (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background Current primary prevention guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prioritize risk identification, risk stratification using clinical and risk scores, and risk reduction with lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy. Subclinical atherosclerosis is an early indicator of ath...