Risk factors such as blood pressure and serum cholesterol are used, with age, in screening for future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. The value of using these risk factors with age compared with using age alone is not known. We compared screening for future CVD events using age alone with screening using age and multiple risk factors based on regular Framingham risk assessments.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/screening-future-cardiovascular-disease-using-age-alone-compared-multiple-risk
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-simmonds
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nicholas-j-wald
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joan-k-morris
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
