Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization: The 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
Favorable CRF profile is associated with significantly lower medical expenditure and healthcare utilization among individuals with and without established CVD.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Valero-Elizondo, J., Salami, J. A., Ogunmoroti, O., Osondu, C. U., Aneni, E. C., Malik, R., Spatz, E. S., Rana, J. S., Virani, S. S., Blankstein, R., Blaha, M. J., Veledar, E., Nasir, K. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Lifestyle, Risk Factors Original Articles Source Type: research