Increasing the Likelihood of Treating the Appropriate Patient
Identification of traditional risk factors
- ¨ 2 risk factors - 10-year 10-20% CHD Event risk
Identification of ‘CHD Risk Equivalent’ patients
- Non-coronary atherosclerosis
- PVD, CVA
- Reduced Ankle-Brachial Index
- Glucose Intolerance (Pre-diabetes)
‘Newer’ Risk Factors
- Homocysteine, CRP, Lp(a), small molecule LDL