Should heart age calculators be used alongside absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment?

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, February 2018

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We also had a great conversation about why the concept of “heart age” is so attractive to organizations, even though it doesn’t actually work in the way they’d hope. https://t.co/jNWsWYGP4g

03 Jul 2019

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RT @carissa_bon: Should #heartage calculators be used alongside absolute #CVD risk assessment? Reasons for caution https://t.co/VjVzGFVogP…

01 Jan 2019

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kisses....

29 Sep 2018

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RT @dean_jenkins: @PHE_uk This is going to overestimate risk in low risk individuals and lead to unnecessary tests and treatment. There are…

13 Sep 2018

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