2013 ACC/AHA versus 2004 NECP ATP III Guidelines in the Assignment of Statin Treatment in a Korean Population with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis.

The usefulness of the 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of blood cholesterol in the Asian population remains controversial. In this study, we investigated whether eligibility for statin therapy determined by the 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines is better aligned with the presence of subclinical coro...

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Main Authors: Chang Hee Jung, Min Jung Lee, Yu Mi Kang, Dong Hyun Yang, Joon-Won Kang, Eun Hee Kim, Duk-Woo Park, Joong-Yeol Park, Hong-Kyu Kim, Woo Je Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570667?pdf=render