'Should we reconsider the role of age in treatment allocation for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?' No, but we can improve risk communication metrics

Eur Heart J. 2017 May 21;38(20):1548-1552. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw322.

Authors

Rod Jackson¹, Andrew Kerr^{1

2}, Sue Wells¹

Affiliations

¹ Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
² Department of Cardiology, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu, Auckland 93311, New Zealand.

PMID: 27436864
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw322

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Communication
Disclosure
Healthy Lifestyle
Humans
Middle Aged
Physician-Patient Relations
Primary Prevention
Resource Allocation
Risk Factors
Risk Management