Adherence to USPSTF recommendations could lead to lower number of individuals recommended for statin
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
Fewer people could be recommended for primary prevention statin therapy, including many younger adults with high long-term cardiovascular disease risk, if physicians adhere to the 2016 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for statin therapy compared with the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines, according to a study.