16M people may become ineligible for cholesterol and blood pressure drugs due to a new cardiovascular risk calculator: Harvard Medical School study in JAMA.

A new cardiovascular disease risk calculator could leave nearly 16 million people ineligible for cholesterol and blood pressure drugs under current treatment thresholds, a study from Harvard Medical School warns. The analysis, published in JAMA, found that the new risk calculator would most affect men aged 50-69, predicting an additional 107,000 heart attacks and strokes over 10 years if treatment guidelines remain unchanged.

July 29, 2024
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