Over-prescribing Statins Reason #2: Framingham Risk Errors

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO: The Framingham Risk Score is used to estimate a patient's 10-year risk of heart disease based on set factors (e.g., age, blood pressure, cholesterol). However, this cardiovascular calculator can overestimate risk. One deleterious effect of this is the premature prescription of statins.

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0:00 The danger of overestimating the risk of heart disease
0:59 What is the Framingham Risk Score (FRS)?
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