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Is 're-calibration' of standard cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk algorithms the panacea to improved CVD risk prediction and prevention?

Setor K KunutsorSetor K KunutsorJari A. LaukkanenJari A. Laukkanen

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medicine.medical_specialtyCalibration (statistics)Cvd riskehkäisyMEDLINEDisease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyPanacea (medicine)03 medical and health sciencesrisk prediction0302 clinical medicinepreventioncardiovascular diseasealgoritmitMedicinerisk algorithms030212 general & internal medicineIntensive care medicineta315riskitbusiness.industryta3141ta3121ennustettavuussydän- ja versisuonitauditCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessRisk assessment

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This editorial refers to ‘Equalization of four cardiovascular risk algorithms after systematic recalibration: individual-participant meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies’, by L. Pennells et al., doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy653.

10.1093/eurheartj/ehy726http://juuli.fi/Record/0339654019