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What is your approach to using coronary calcium scoring to select older adults for statins in primary prevention without diabetes or known ASCVD?

Zoungas et al., PMID 42670961
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How do you use CAC scoring to guide primary-prevention statin decisions in older adults without diabetes or known ASCVD?

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Cardiology · Florida Cardiovascular Association Pa
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A definition of older adults needs to be made. If greater than 75, it’s a class IIb indication and of limited value. Risk score, also in patients under 75, should be at least 5%, preferably closer to 7.5%. I tend to give the patients the data and let them make the decision; it’s definitely not a mus...

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