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January 1, 2017Japanese Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Review traces Japanese atherosclerotic risk research and compares cardiovascular risk tools with Western models.

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Population

Japanese populations at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Comparison

Cardiovascular risk assessment tools and… vs Western nations' risk scores and situations

Design

Review

Key result

This review provides a historical overview of atherosclerotic risk research and risk factors in Japan, and discusses relevant cardiovascular risk assessment tools compared to Western nations.

Authors

SNShuko NojiriHDHiroyuki Daida

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Overview

May support Japan-specific risk tools in practice; leaves open prospective validation of Western scores in Japanese populations.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Japanese populations at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
I
Intervention
Cardiovascular risk assessment tools and secondary prevention strategies
C
Comparator
Western nations' risk scores and situations

This review highlights the need to validate Western cardiovascular risk scores in Japanese populations and discusses risk factors and assessment tools specific to clinical practice in Japan.

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Nojiri et al. (2017) conducted a review in Atherosclerosis. This review provides a historical overview of atherosclerotic risk research and risk factors in Japan, and discusses relevant cardiovascular risk assessment tools compared to Western nations.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0afc5c4f5e7da68b2e1e73https://doi.org/10.1177/1179066017712713
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