What is it about?
Existing CVD risk prediction strategies focus on today's CVD profile of individuals. Yet, we know that tomorrow people can and will turn into high risk. But how many?
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Why is it important?
We need to know to anticipate and plan the size and extent of our prevention efforts.
Perspectives
Most risk prediction strategies and approaches have been conducted outside of Latin America. This study fills that gap with the added value of establishing lifetime, in addition to short term, CVD risk.
Dr Jaime Miranda
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
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This page is a summary of: Distribution of Short‐Term and Lifetime Predicted Risks of Cardiovascular Diseases in Peruvian Adults, Journal of the American Heart Association, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002112.
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