Characteristics of High Cardiovascular Risk in 1.7 Million Chinese Adults.
Conclusion: Of the 1.7 million participants, 1 in 10 had a high risk for CVD; among those at high risk, fewer than 3% were receiving statins or aspirin. An immense opportunity exists for risk mitigation in this substantial population.
Primary Funding Source: Ministry of Finance and National Health Commission, China.
PMID: 30776800 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lu J, Lu Y, Yang H, Bilige W, Li Y, Schulz W, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research
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