Encontrados 2 documentos, a visualizar página 1 de 1
Cardiovascular Risk Stratification and Statin Eligibility Based on the Brazilia...
Cesena,Fernando Henpin Yue; Laurinavicius,Antonio Gabriele; Valente,Viviane A.; Conceição,Raquel D.; Santos,Raul D.; Bittencourt,Marcio S.Abstract Background: The best way to select individuals for lipid-lowering treatment in the population is controversial. Objective: In healthy individuals in primary prevention: to assess the relationship between cardiovascular risk categorized according to the V Brazilian Guideline on Dyslipidemia and the risk calculated by the pooled cohort equations (PCE); to compare the proportion of individuals eligible fo...
The Expected Cardiovascular Benefit of Plasma Cholesterol Lowering with or With...
Cesena,Fernando Henpin Yue; Laurinavicius,Antonio Gabriele; Valente,Viviane A.; Conceição,Raquel D.; Santos,Raul D.; Bittencourt,Marcio S.Abstract Background: There is controversy whether management of blood cholesterol should be based or not on LDL-cholesterol (LDL-c) target concentrations. Objectives: To compare the estimated impact of different lipid-lowering strategies, based or not on LDL-c targets, on the risk of major cardiovascular events in a population with higher cardiovascular risk. Methods: We included consecutive individuals undergo...