Roughly 45 million people in the US take statins, the cholesterol-lowering medications used to prevent cardiovascular disease. Many patients without heart disease, though, are taking them based on older estimates of their risk of developing it. Now, research suggests that millions of them may ...
Methods CVD risks factors were assessed in 352 homeless individuals with mental illness in Toronto, Canada, at the time of their enrollment in the At Home/Chez Soi Project, a randomized trial of a Housing First intervention. The 30-year risk for CVD (coronary death, myocardial infarction, and...
The CVD risk calculator enables you to estimate your risk of having severe cardiovascular disease (including heart attack) within the following ten years.
ASCVD 10-Year risk calculator to predict the risk of a first hard ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) event
The calculator walks users through a series of easy-to-follow questions about their lifestyle, such as "Do you smoke cigarettes?" and "During the past year, how often, on average, do you eat a serving of fruit?" Users receive a risk score of low (green), moderate (yellow), or high...
Calculation of the global MPRI was performed using semi-automated analysis (CMR42, Circle CVI, Calgary, Canada) by contouring the stress and rest perfusion images as previously described [6]. One blinded CMR analyst (WZ) performed the global MPRI measurements and the intraobserver measurements on...
10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attack or stroke (fatal or non-fatal), heart failure, angina, or intermittent claudication) Your risk 8.1% No Event Treatment Benefit Event 2. Choose your treatments Lifestyle options Mediterranean diet Physical activity Medication options (only select...
Although both may have their own role in increasing LDL levels, it is established that high circulating LDL-C is an indicator of poor cardiovascular prognosis in humans, with increased risk of atherosclerosis [34]. Therefore, this study also evaluates the circulating EV levels in human PFP from...
For such reasons, the most recent US guidelines advocate for using high-intensity statins for patients at high risk of cardiovascular events. By contrast, guidelines in Europe and Canada have maintained their recommendation on using LDL targets [18]. Statins are well known for pleotropic effects ...
Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada Terry Lee Contributions M.A. conceived and supervised the study, prepared questionnaire and wrote manuscript. R.A., S.A. contributed to writing the questionnaire. R.A., S.A., A.Alh., A.Alo., H.A., contributed to face and content validation of...