Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment: An American Society for Preventive Cardiology clinical practice statement

• Main Authors: Nathan D. Wong (Author), Matthew J. Budoff (Author), Keith Ferdinand (Author), Ian M. Graham (Author), Erin D. Michos (Author), Tina Reddy (Author), Michael D. Shapiro (Author), Peter P. Toth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) shows considerable heterogeneity both in generally healthy persons and in those with known ASCVD. The foundation of preventive cardiology begins with assessing baseline ASCVD risk using global risk scores based on standard office-based measures...