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What is the excess risk of CVD death attributable to the presence and lack of control of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in primary prevention patients?
What is the excess risk of CVD death attributable to the presence and lack of control of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in primary prevention patients?
Lack of control of traditional cardiovascular risk factors accounts for nearly 30% of the 10-year risk of CVD death in primary prevention patients across Europe.
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May warrant closer monitoring of traditional risk factors in primary prevention; extends attributable estimates but leaves causal impact open.
Güallar et al. (2011) studied this question.
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