Total cardiovascular risk assessment and management using two prediction tools, with and without blood cholesterol.

CONCLUSION: Total cardiovascular risk assessment using the WHO/ISH charts without cholesterol could be a useful approach to predict cardiovascular risk in settings where cholesterol cannot be measured. This does not introduce overconsumption of drugs, but does enable better targeting of resources to those who are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. KEYWORDS Cardiology, risk assessment, health risk appraisal, hypertension, health policy, cost savings, atherosclerosis, Cuba. PMID: 24253349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: MEDICC Review - Category: Global & Universal Tags: MEDICC Rev Source Type: research