BS Medicine Episode #582: Reducing the risk associated with risk calculators
Release Date: 09/03/2024
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info_outlineIn episode 582, Mike and James go over the issues associated with using CVD risk calculators. We talk about where the numbers come from, what they mean, what their limitations are, how to think about them and how to use them. So have a listen as it may decrease your risk but it will definitely increase your understanding.
Show notes
1) PEER Simplified Cardiovascular Decision Aid
https://decisionaid.ca/cvd/
2) Incorporation of Shared Decision-Making in International Cardiovascular Guidelines, 2012-2022
JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(9):e2332793. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32793
3) Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines
Am Heart J 2009;157:111-7.e2
4) Agreement among cardiovascular disease risk calculators
Circulation. 2013;127:1948–1956