2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of
the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical …

Lipid Management to Prevent CVD Management of serum cholesterol level is a central
objective in preventing cardiovascular events. Current guidelines recommend calculation of …

Background To help adapt cardiovascular disease risk prediction approaches to low-income
and middle-income countries, WHO has convened an effort to develop, evaluate, and …

Background: Evidence regarding the primary prevention of coronary artery disease events
by low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering therapy in older individuals, aged≥ …

Patients with heart failure (HF) syndromes have been categorized as those with reduced
ejection fraction (EF) or preserved EF (HFpEF), and ischemia plays a key role in both types …

Background Persons with low socioeconomic status and nonwhite persons in the United
States have high rates of cardiovascular disease. The use of combination pills (also called …

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, RN, FAHA, FPCNA† Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS,
FACC, FAHA Dhaval Kolte, MD, PhD Paul Muntner, PhD, FAHA Sidney C. Smith Jr, MD …

Importance Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have mortality estimated at 81%.
Objective To systematically review the evidence on benefits and harms of AAA screening …

Aims There is debate about the optimum algorithm for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
estimation. We conducted head-to-head comparisons of four algorithms recommended by …

Importance The level of coronary artery calcium (CAC) can effectively stratify cardiovascular
risk in middle-aged and older adults, but its utility for young adults is unclear. Objectives To …