A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Cristian Rodrigues do Nascimento
, Júlio Martinez Santos
, Rodrigo Mendes
, Johnnatas Mikael Lopes
, Pedro Pereira Tenório
Cristian Rodrigues do Nascimento
, Júlio Martinez Santos
, Rodrigo Mendes
, Johnnatas Mikael Lopes
, Pedro Pereira Tenório
To the Editor, We read with great interest the article: “Cost-Effectiveness of Using the Coronary Calcium Score to Guide Therapeutic Decisions in Primary Prevention in the Brazilian Population” The study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using the calcium score in therapeutic guidance for primary cardiovascular prevention. The analysis was based on population data from the “ Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA),” a cohort of 6,814 participants from different study centers in the United States. The inferences made by the […]
Keywords: Coronary Disease; Drug Therapy; Economics Pharmaceutica; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Vascular Calcification