Prioritising CVD prevention therapy - absolute risk versus individual risk factors.

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that a high proportion of persons at high risk of cardiovascular disease in Australia are not receiving adequate disease prevention with blood pressure and lipid lowering therapy. However, it is not clear how a move to an absolute risk factor approach will affect the proportion of the population that is treated with blood pressure and lipid lowering therapy versus treatment based on individual risk factors. METHODS: We classified participants in the AusDi...

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Authors: Doust, J; Sanders, S; Shaw, J; Glasziou, P

• Journal: Australian family physician
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 805-809
• Publication date: 2012-10-01
• ISSN: 0300-8495
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Cardiovascular Diseases; Middle Aged; Male; Lipids; Queensland; Hypolipidemic Agents; Risk Assessment; Aged; Humans; Morbidity; Adult