Risk stratification and selection for statin therapy: Going beyond framingham

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 667-670

  Fitchett, David H ^a   Mancini, G B John ^b   Gregoire, Jean ^c   Anderson, Todd ^d   McPherson, Ruth ^e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AMBIGUITY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; DECISION MAKING; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LIPOPROTEINS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84901430168     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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