Assessment of men’s risk thresholds to proceed with prostate biopsy for the early detection of prostate cancer
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DOI: 10.1007/s11255-019-02196-0
Abstract: PurposeTo delineate the range of “risk thresholds” for prostate biopsy to determine how improved prostate cancer (CaP) risk prediction tools may impact shared decision-making (SDM).MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving men 45–75 years old attending… read more here.
Keywords: prostate; risk thresholds; proceed prostate; prostate biopsy ... See more keywords
Extensive carotid atherosclerosis and the diagnostic accuracy of coronary risk calculators
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.03.006
Abstract: Preventive therapy in primary care is guided by risk thresholds for future cardiovascular events. We aimed to assess whether the sensitivity of various risk calculators for the detection of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis (TPA80) could be… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk calculators; sensitivity; carotid atherosclerosis ... See more keywords
Sovereign risk zones in Europe during and after the debt crisis
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DOI: 10.1080/14697688.2018.1562197
Abstract: We employ a machine learning approach to build a European sovereign risk stratification using macroeconomic fundamentals and contagion measures, proxied by copula-based credit default swap (CDS) dependencies over the period 2008–2017, for France, Germany, Greece,… read more here.
Keywords: risk zones; risk; sovereign risk; risk thresholds ... See more keywords
Optimal risk thresholds for prescribing statins as primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Iranian general population: a benefit-harm modelling study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04242-x
Abstract: The use of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is associated with various beneficial outcomes, alongside certain undesirable effects. This study aims to determine optimal risk thresholds above which statin therapy yields… read more here.
Keywords: benefit harm; risk thresholds; primary prevention; risk ... See more keywords