Norway’s new principles for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: age differentiated risk thresholds

Norway’s new principles for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: age differentiated risk thresholds

Norway decided not to follow European guidelines on preventing cardiovascular disease and instead developed its own with age based thresholds. Ole Norheim and colleagues explain the rationale behind them

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Published in:BMJ Vol. 343; no. jul13 1; p. d3626
Main Authors: Norheim, Ole Frithjof, Gjelsvik, Bjørn, Klemsdal, Tor Ole, Madsen, Steinar, Meland, Eivind, Narvesen, Stein, Negård, Anne, Njølstad, Inger, Tonstad, Serena, Ulvin, Frøydis, Wisløff, Torbjørn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 13-07-2011
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:
Age
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Clinical medicine
Councils
Disease prevention
Ethics
Health risk assessment
Mortality
Patients
Prescription drugs
Norway
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Summary:Norway decided not to follow European guidelines on preventing cardiovascular disease and instead developed its own with age based thresholds. Ole Norheim and colleagues explain the rationale behind them
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ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.d3626