Risk Assessment
ASCVD risk assessment practices miss opportunity to identify eligible young adults
Long-term prediction tools can further discriminate a subgroup of young adults with elevated atherosclerotic CVD risk as candidates for preventive therapy despite having low estimated short-term risk, researchers reported.
Year-long aerobic exercise intervention reduces long-term risk for diabetes
A 12-month aerobic exercise program reduced the risk for type 2 diabetes among people with central obesity over 10 years, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
AGA risk assessment tool aids patient, physician decision-making for Crohn’s therapy
DENVER — A risk stratification assessment assisted both patients with Crohn’s disease and their physicians when making decisions about treatment, according to data presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.
Framingham dementia risk score ‘appropriate’ predictor of Alzheimer’s disease in HF, AF
Variables from the Framingham Dementia Risk Score are an accurate predictor of Alzheimer’s disease or without the addition of other variables, researchers reported.
Cumulative systolic BP load may improve CV prognostic value vs. other BP measures
Cumulative systolic BP load demonstrated improved prognostic value compared with other BP measures for the assessment of CV risk in patients with diabetes, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Combined monogenic, polygenic risk prediction spurs changes in CAD management
A combined monogenic and polygenic risk assessment for CAD can identify individuals at high inherited risk before overt manifestation of traditional risk factors, potentially improving clinician decision-making on preventive interventions.
Suicide rates, incidence in U.S. adults decreased following Medicaid expansion
Rates of suicide among adults in the United States decreased following the 2014 expansion of Medicaid, with the sharpest subsistence occurring for young adults, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Muscle strength, performance metrics may improve fracture risk prediction for older men
Muscle strength and physical performance measures may improve fracture risk prediction for older men and should be incorporated into fracture prediction models, according to study findings.
REVEAL Lite 2 risk assessment prognostic of long-term outcomes in pulmonary hypertension
The REVEAL Lite 2 risk assessment tool is prognostic of long-term outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and also detected response to treatment, a presenter said at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Proposed FRAX multipliers overestimate fracture risk for women with recent fracture
Variables added to adjust the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool for recent fractures overestimated risk in a cohort of older women from Canada, according to a speaker.