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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
March 2007 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH
Summary Points:
- Half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among those with normal cholesterol levels and 15 percent to 20 percent occur among those with no major risk factors at all.
- The major breakthroughs in understanding cardiovascular disease over the past decade include insights about inflammation and genetics. Each of these can easily be ascertained with either a simple blood test (hsCRP for inflamamtion) or a simple question about parental history of myocardial infarction.
- By incorporating these two new measures into how we think about risk, a new risk tool was derived known as the Reynolds Risk Score.
- This is a win-win for everyone as it allows us to better target therapies, avoid toxicity, and improve overall prevention strategies for heart disease.
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