New machine-learning equation accurately assess LDL cholesterol risk

The Martin-Hopkins equation to assess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in blood samples has been used by ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

New Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based Equations to Estimate GFR without Race

Current equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that use serum creatinine or cystatin C incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured GFR. However, race in eGFR equations is a ...
Medical Xpress

Real-world study confirms reliability of tool assessing 10-year risk prediction of heart disease

A recent study based on real-world community patient data confirms the effectiveness of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE), developed by the American Heart Association and the American College of ...
News Medical

New PREVENT risk equations could reduce statin use by 40%, study finds

If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease, according to a study by ...
Healio

Race-free eGFR equation attenuates racial disparities in accrual of preemptive wait time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a theoretical context, the 2021 creatine-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation ...