Comparison of the application of treatment Panel III and American College of Cardiology/American heart Association guidelines for blood cholesterol treatment in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: One of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases is hyperlipidemia. The primary aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of individuals between 40-75 years old that would be eligible for statin therapy based on ACC/AHA guideline as compared to ATP-III guideline in a popu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 30(2018), 4 vom: 14. Okt., Seite 349-355
1. Verfasser: Aburuz, Salahdein (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Al-Bekairy, Abdulkareem, Alqahtani, Abdul-Aziz, Harbi, Khalid, Al Nuhait, Mohammed, Khoja, Abdullah, Sadeq, Adel, Al Rashed, Mohammed
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Journal Article ACC/AHA guideline ATP-III guideline Cardiovascular risk Comparison Dyslipidemia Hyperlipidemia