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UNDERUTILIZATION OF STATIN THERAPY AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN A LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

Authors :
Daniel Muñoz
Kim L. Sandler
Benjamin Holmes
J. Jeffrey Carr
Kristopher J. Swiger
Eric Farber-Eger
Freiberg Matthew
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:1757
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2017.

Abstract

Background : Patients eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is incidentally obtained during LCS. Whether CAC reporting affects statin prescribing is unclear. We assessed CAC prevalence, statin

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
69
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3c69352f3b9fe8e684acc706fbd66b79
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(17)35146-x