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OBSERVED VERSUS PREDICTED CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT RATES IN PRIMARY PREVENTION DIABETIC PATIENTS RECEIVING HIGH-INTENSITY STATINS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Background: Diabetic patients receiving high-intensity statins represent a high-risk subgroup for cardiovascular (CV) events. The observed CV event risk in this patient group might not align with the predicted risk… Click to show full abstract

Background: Diabetic patients receiving high-intensity statins represent a high-risk subgroup for cardiovascular (CV) events. The observed CV event risk in this patient group might not align with the predicted risk from published risk equations. Methods: We compared observed to predicted CV event

Keywords: intensity statins; patients receiving; receiving high; diabetic patients; high intensity; event

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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