PURPOSE Despite some recent improvement in knowledge about cholesterol in the United
States, patient adherence to cholesterol treatment recommendations remains suboptimal …

Importance Practice guidelines recommend that clinicians engage patients in treatment
decisions and explain atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk but do not …

Background Public awareness and understanding of risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular
disease are essential for successful primary and secondary prevention. The American Heart …

Background Although current guidelines emphasize the importance of cholesterol
knowledge, little is known about accuracy of this knowledge, factors affecting accuracy, and …

To determine knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and self-reported cholesterol measurement in
a low-income, urban patient population, we conducted an interview survey of users and …

Importance African American individuals face higher atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
risk than white individuals; reasons for these differences, including potential differences in …

Background Although percentage risk formats are commonly used to convey cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk, people find it difficult to understand these representations. Aims To …

Background. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines are generally based on
the absolute risk of a CVD event, but there is increasing interest in using 'heart age'to …

In communicating cardiovascular disease risk, primary care physicians must be aware that
they mostly encounter low-risk patients and that the perceived risk does not necessarily …

Background Statins are first‐line for cholesterol lowering and prevention of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), but their use is complicated by side effects and potential …