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Four of five widely used formulas may overestimate people's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by as much as 154 percent in some cases

Cardiovascular Health Calculators Overestimate Actual Risk

HealthDay.com - Feb 17, 2015

Such assessments should only be starting points for predicting risk, researcher explains

Intensive lifestyle modifications

Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Change on CV Burden Studied

HealthDay.com - Jan 27, 2015

Review indicates diet, exercise decrease overall coronary/carotid atherosclerosis burden

For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the Veterans Affairs system

More Variation in Costs Than Outcomes of PCI in VA System

HealthDay.com - Jan 23, 2015

Smaller variation in one-year risk-adjusted mortality than in risk-standardized costs after PCI

Only about a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries fill a high-intensity statin prescription after discharge from hospitalization for a coronary heart disease event

Few Patients Fill High-Intensity Statin Rx After CHD Discharge

HealthDay.com - Jan 20, 2015

Twenty-seven percent of Medicare beneficiaries fill prescription for high-intensity statin

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