Does the absence of established risk factors at 50 years of age predict lower lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease and longer survival?
The absence of cardiovascular risk factors at age 50 predicts very low lifetime CVD risk and longer survival, emphasizing the critical importance of early preventive efforts.
The absence of established risk factors at 50 years of age is associated with very low lifetime risk for CVD and markedly longer survival. These results should promote efforts aimed at preventing development of risk factors in young individuals. Given the high lifetime risks and lower survival in those with intermediate or high risk factor burden at 50 years of age, these data may be useful in communicating risks and supporting intensive preventive therapy.
Lloyd‐Jones et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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