Simpler Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Women Suggested -

Simpler Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Women Suggested - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today
* Evaluate primary cardiovascular risk in middle-aged, healthy women by calculating non-HDL-C or by using a ratio of LDL-C to total cholesterol.

* Apolipoprotein and high-sensitivity CRP evaluation may be useful adjunctively to monitor patients on statin therapy.

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BOSTON, July 20-Predicting cardiovascular risk in women is best done using simple measures such as non-HDL-cholesterol or LDL-C to total cholesterol ratios, rather than complex apolipoprotein evaluations or high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), say researchers here.

When evaluating healthy, middle-age women those simple tests are as good as more expensive assays for apolipoproteins B100 and A-1, and superior to use of total cholesterol or LDL-cholesterol alone, said Paul M. Ridker, M.D., of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Management.