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THE POOLED COHORT RISK EQUATION MARKEDLY UNDERESTIMATES THE RISK OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AFTER RADIATION THERAPY

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Radiotherapy (RT) is a standard treatment for cancer; however, RT is associated with an increase in atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (ASCVD). Whether the primary prevention ACC/AHA and USPSTF statin guidelines, using… Click to show full abstract

Radiotherapy (RT) is a standard treatment for cancer; however, RT is associated with an increase in atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (ASCVD). Whether the primary prevention ACC/AHA and USPSTF statin guidelines, using the pooled cohort risk equation (PCE), predict ASCVD after RT is unknown.

Keywords: risk; atherosclerotic cardiovascular; pooled cohort; cardiovascular events; cohort risk; risk equation

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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