What updated thresholds for statin use could mean for patients | NYGazet

With new guidelines being developed, researchers look at new risk models for statins and cardiovascular disease, leave current number of patients unchanged.

It’s a math problem with life-and-death consequences. When a new and improved model for estimating the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease emerged in November 2023, the calculator won raves for drawing on a larger, more contempo... [7346 chars]