The challenges and benefits of cardiovascular risk assessment in clinical practice

SA Grover, I Lowensteyn - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Current expert guidelines for the treatment of hypertension or dyslipidemia recommend the
use of cardiovascular risk assessment to identify high-risk individuals most likely to benefit
from risk factor management. The potential uses of risk assessment include reassuring low-
risk individuals, motivating high-risk individuals to modify their lifestyles or adhere to medical
therapy, and track an individual's progress as risk factors come under better control. Despite
the potential usefulness of cardiovascular risk assessment in clinical practice, the vast …