Who needs laboratories and who needs statins?: comparative and cost-effectiveness analyses of non-laboratory-based, laboratory-based, and staged primary cardiovascular disease screening guidelines.

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Abstract

Early detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors produces significant clinical benefits, but no consensus exists on optimal screening algorithms. This study aimed to evaluate the comparative and cost-effectiveness of staged laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based total CVD risk assessment.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

Title: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

ISSN (Electronic): 1941-7705

ISSN (Print): 1941-7713

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 7

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.

Article

Publisher Item ID: CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000397 Mid ID: NIHMS559371

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000397

PMC ID: 3971865

PubMed ID: 24425701

SO-VID: c1c64cf0-8eda-47f3-b4e1-b63d473b9e42

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Keywords: diagnosis,economics,primary prevention

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Keywords: diagnosis, economics, primary prevention

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