University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Statins for Heart Disease Prevention Could Be Recommended for Far Fewer Americans If New Risk Equation Is Adopted
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on June 10, 2024:
If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and University of Michigan. Published today in JAMA Internal Medic . . .
If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and University of Michigan. Published today in JAMA Internal Medic . . .