• Primary care · Jun 2014

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    Screening strategies for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults.

    • Margaret L Wallace, Jason A Ricco, and Bruce Barrett.
    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 1100 Delaplaine Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA. Electronic address: Margaret.Wallace@fammed.wisc.edu.
    • Prim. Care. 2014 Jun 1; 41 (2): 371397371-97.

    AbstractThe purpose of this article is to update the primary care community on the evidence and guidelines for cardiovascular disease screening in a general-risk adult population, with the goal of assisting clinicians in developing an evidence-based approach toward screening. This article discusses global risk assessment and screening strategies, including blood pressure, lipids, C-reactive protein, homocysteine, coronary artery calcium score, carotid intima-media thickness, ultrasound of the abdominal aorta, and electrocardiography.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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