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      A new approach to test validity and clinical usefulness of the 2013 ACC/AHA guideline on statin therapy: A population-based study.

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          The ACC/AHA released a new guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk and management of hypercholesterolemia that some controversy exists concerning its usefulness. We examined the clinical usefulness of this guideline in a high incidence population using novel measures.

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          Journal
          Int. J. Cardiol.
          International journal of cardiology
          Elsevier BV
          1874-1754
          0167-5273
          Apr 01 2015
          : 184
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
          [2 ] Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
          [3 ] Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: fzhadaegh@endocrine.ac.ir.
          [4 ] Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
          [5 ] The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
          [6 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
          [7 ] Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
          Article
          S0167-5273(15)00305-8
          10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.067
          25769004
          ffa78e02-85b1-4c0c-bd55-adf3211747c0
          History

          Cardiovascular diseases,Net benefit,Number needed to treat,Prevention,Statins

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