Pooled Cohort Equations and the competing risk of cardiovascular disease versus cancer: Multi-Ethnic study of atherosclerosis

Pooled Cohort Equations and the competing risk of cardiovascular disease versus cancer: Multi-Ethnic study of atherosclerosis

Background: many of the modifiable variables in the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) are shared risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, which are the two leading causes of death in the United States. We sought to determine the utility of the PCE risk for the synergistic risk predictio...

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Main Authors: Seamus P. Whelton, Catherine Handy Marshall, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Omar Dzaye, Roger S. Blumenthal, Khurram Nasir, Robyn L. McClelland, Michael J. Blaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Risk prediction
Competing risks
Screening
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667721000672

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