What is the best strategy for reducing deaths from heart disease?
PLoS Med
; 2(4): e98, 2005 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15839727
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE Coronary artery disease is a major cause of death worldwide. Two very different approaches have been proposed as a way of reducing these deaths. The "high risk" approach uses tools such as risk factor scoring and carotid ultrasound to try and identify those at highest risk, and then treats them aggressively. The "population" approach aims to shift the distribution of risk factors across a population in a beneficial direction with the goal of reducing heart disease in the whole population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arterias Carótidas
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Aterosclerosis
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Cardiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos