Guideline-based statin eligibility, coronary artery calcification, and cardiovascular events
Importance The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
(ACC/AHA) guidelines for cholesterol management defined new eligibility criteria for statin
therapy. However, it is unclear whether this approach improves identification of adults at
higher risk of cardiovascular events. Objective To determine whether the ACC/AHA
guidelines improve identification of individuals who develop incident cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and/or have coronary artery calcification (CAC) compared with the National …
(ACC/AHA) guidelines for cholesterol management defined new eligibility criteria for statin
therapy. However, it is unclear whether this approach improves identification of adults at
higher risk of cardiovascular events. Objective To determine whether the ACC/AHA
guidelines improve identification of individuals who develop incident cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and/or have coronary artery calcification (CAC) compared with the National …