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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 15;2(1):44-45.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.12.006. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Gauging ASCVD Risk, Does Race Matter?

Ming-Liang Zuo  1 , Chung-Wah Siu  2
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Editorial

Gauging ASCVD Risk, Does Race Matter?

Ming-Liang Zuo et al. JACC Asia. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Chinese; Races; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; electronic health records; primary prevention; risk assessment; risk stratification.

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The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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  • doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.10.007

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