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Date: September 7, 2010Roundtable ID: CV0033Citation: Med Roundtable Cardiovasc Ed. ; 1(4): 236 - 242.
Novel Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease Prevention: Fact or Fiction?
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Summary:
Dr. Philip Liebson from Rush Medical College moderated the topic "Novel Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease Prevention: Fact or Fiction?" with Drs. Ezra Amsterdam from the University of California, Davis and JoAnne Foody from Harvard Medical School participating.
- The discussion focused primarily on:
- (1) classic cardiovascular risk factors and Framingham risk score,
- (2) definition of risk factors vs. risk markers,
- (3) novel risk markers such as hs-CRP, coronary calcium scores, Lp(a), Carotid IMT, Ankle Brachial Index, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography and PAI-1,
- (4) explaining the C statistic,
- (5) the incremental value of the tests compared to the costs,
- (6) the Reynolds Risk Score,
- (7) obesity as a risk factor.
- (Med Roundtable Cardiovasc Ed. 2010;1(4):236-242) ©2010 FoxP2 Media, LLC
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Compounds:No compounds discussed.Trials:
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY, INTERHEART, JUPITER, VA-HIT
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