Heart Disease Risk Calculators
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Most Heart Risk Calculators Fail To Flag Heart Attacks In Indians, Finds Study
The study, conducted on 4,975 patients with first-time heart attacks, found significant differences in how five major global risk prediction models categorised individuals, raising concerns over their reliability for South Asian populations.
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Common Calculator 'Overestimates' Heart Disease Risk: Study
A commonly used method of calculating a person's risk of heart attack or stroke in the next five years may overestimate the actual risk, leading doctors to unnecessarily prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers said Monday.
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Most Heart Risk Calculators Fail To Flag Heart Attacks In Indians, Finds Study
The study, conducted on 4,975 patients with first-time heart attacks, found significant differences in how five major global risk prediction models categorised individuals, raising concerns over their reliability for South Asian populations.
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Common Calculator 'Overestimates' Heart Disease Risk: Study
A commonly used method of calculating a person's risk of heart attack or stroke in the next five years may overestimate the actual risk, leading doctors to unnecessarily prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers said Monday.
