The tool is less apt to overestimate ASCVD risk than the pooled cohort equations and in turn could reduce overtreatment.

With both new and revised measures, the document’s authors aim to provide clinicians usable advice in a digestible format.

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Although the genes that affect lipoprotein(a) in European and East Asian populations might vary, the downstream clinical effects that stem from high Lp(a) levels are similar, according to data from ...

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A trend toward higher mortality in women with PPM who received a self-expanding valves deserves more scrutiny, though.

Not surprisingly, older patients fared worse, but some older and younger patients saw stroke benefits requiring more study.

When levels are high, doctors tend to be less aggressive with statins, even though HDL shouldn’t be used to guide treatment.

Yet the disparities by sex, race/ethnicity, and location pale in comparison to a striking overall lack of adoption.

Though women have a lower risk of ventricular arrhythmias than do men, it still exceeds the threshold to justify a device.