The new cholesterol and blood pressure guidelines: perspective on the path forward

Affiliations

¹ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, and Center for Out.

Editorial

Harlan M Krumholz. JAMA. 2014.

. 2014 Apr 9;311(14):1403-5.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.2634.

¹ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, and Center for Out.

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Comment on

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Comparison of application of the ACC/AHA guidelines, Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, and European Society of Cardiology guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in a European cohort.
Kavousi M, Leening MJ, Nanchen D, Greenland P, Graham IM, Steyerberg EW, Ikram MA, Stricker BH, Hofman A, Franco OH. Kavousi M, et al. JAMA. 2014 Apr 9;311(14):1416-23. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.2632. JAMA. 2014. PMID: 24681960
Validation of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Pooled Cohort risk equations.
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