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Practice Guideline
. 2014 Jul 1;63(25 Pt B):2935-2959.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Nov 12.

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

David C Goff Jr, Donald M Lloyd-Jones, Glen Bennett, Sean Coady, Ralph B D'Agostino Sr, Raymond Gibbons, Philip Greenland, Daniel T Lackland, Daniel Levy, Christopher J O'Donnell, Jennifer G Robinson, J Sanford Schwartz, Susan T Shero, Sidney C Smith Jr, Paul Sorlie, Neil J Stone, Peter W F Wilson
Practice Guideline

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

David C Goff Jr et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .

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  • J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jul 1;63(25 Pt B):3026
No abstract available

Keywords: ACC/AHA Practice Guideline; biomarkers; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol; primary prevention; risk assessment; risk reduction behavior.

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Implementation of Risk Assessment Work Group Recommendations ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; and ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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