"Guidelines recommending that more persons use statins for primary prevention of ASCVD should prevent more events than guidelines recommending use by fewer persons," the authors write. HealthDay News ...

The AHA/ACC published a new clinical practice guideline on managing cholesterol and provided a risk assessment report on primary prevention of ASCVD. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the ...

Share on Pinterest A study found that a large number of patients do not receive recommended treatment for atherosclerotic cardiac disease (ASCVD). Denis Kirichkov/Stocksy In 2013, new guidelines were ...

Choices for pharmacologic therapy should be guided by a 10-year global risk assessment score for ASCVD or coronary heart disease using established risk equations (eg, the Framingham risk calculator, ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Aspirin got downgraded while heart-beneficial diabetes medications got a boost in updated primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) guidelines. Other key ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), focusing mostly—although not ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term prediction tools can further discriminate a subgroup of young adults with elevated atherosclerotic CVD ...

The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guidelines mark a major shift toward starting cholesterol treatment earlier and aiming for lower LDL targets. Using the new PREVENT-ASCVD calculator, clinicians can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the study background, the use of aspirin for secondary prevention is recommended due to its ...

Dr Slipczuk explores quality metrics, elaborating on ways to improve and align them with the latest cardiology treatment guidelines and payer considerations. Leandro N. Slipczuk, MD, PhD: We’re still ...

Adding a measurement of lipoprotein(a) or even a genetic risk score for LPA, the gene that encodes apolipoprotein(a), can modestly improve the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ...