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The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Reevaluating Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
This chapter critiques the outdated pool cohort equations used for estimating cardiovascular disease risk among Black adults, revealing a 20% overestimation of risk. It introduces the new PREVENT equations based on extensive data, which could significantly alter statin recommendations for millions. The discussion emphasizes the need for improved tools that incorporate social determinants of health and explores the role of coronary artery calcium scoring in personalized risk assessment.
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