ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus and PREVENT calculator would have classified many patients as low risk 48 hours before MI. (HealthDay News) — Population-based cardiac screening tools fail to identify many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Those with stage 1 hypertension had lower 10-year ASCVD risk when estimated using new PREVENT equations. Use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Artificial intelligence may predict 10-year heart disease risk from a single chest X-ray. For individuals with ...

The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guidelines lower the 10-year ASCVD risk threshold for statin therapy from 7.5% to 5%, restoring LDL targets and promoting earlier intervention. The update introduces the ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Just over a year ago the PREVENT calculator to ...

Panel (A) shows classifications based on the ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus, where 45% (209/465) of patients would not have qualified for statin therapy or further testing. Panel (B) displays results from ...

A risk calculator that incorporates established cardiovascular risk factors and additional cardiac biomarkers, such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and N-terminal pro-B-type ...

The rules for statin and blood pressure (BP) medication initiation may need to be rewritten if a new and improved cardiovascular risk prediction tool is broadly implemented, research suggested. Use of ...

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 ...