Impact of PREVENT Cardiovascular Risk Equations on Statin Eligibility by Subgroup and Risk Thresholds: A Cross-Sectional Study
In a real-world primary care population, replacing the PCEs with the PREVENT equations would significantly reduce statin eligibility at the 7.5% threshold. Lowering the risk threshold would increase overall eligibility but disproportionately affect eligibility within certain subgroups.
Authors
- Adam T. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-145X)
- Peter J. Embí (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7733-0847)
- Kimberly Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-0833)
- Walter K. Clair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9140-8006)
- Aileen P. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-4284)
- Allison B. McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-9147)
- MacRae F. Linton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-0453)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09858-z
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00