Cardiovascular Risk Calculators Fail Some Patients With HIV
A common CV risk factor calculator for patients with HIV underestimates risk for Black patients and women, while risk for those in low-income countries is overestimated.
A common CV risk factor calculator for patients with HIV underestimates risk for Black patients and women, while risk for those in low-income countries is overestimated.
Let''s start with the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk calculator and the pooled cohort equations. I understand that we are using the same pooled cohort
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