Failure of Traditional Risk Factors to Adequately Predict Cardiovascular Events in Older Populations.
Jarrod E DaltonMichael B RothbergNeal V DawsonNikolas I KriegerDavid A ZidarAdam T PerzynskiPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Traditional clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease failed to accurately characterize risk in a contemporary population of Medicare-aged patients. Among those aged 85 years and older, some traditional risk factors were not associated with ASCVD events. Better risk models are needed to appropriately inform treatment decision making for the growing population of older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:754-761, 2020.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- decision making
- coronary artery disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- middle aged
- community dwelling
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular risk factors