The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment
Authors: Ned Calonge
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters16 March 2010The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk AssessmentNed Calonge, MD, MPH and Diana Pettiti, MD, MPHNed Calonge, MD, MPHFrom U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Rockville, MD 20850.Search for more papers by this author and Diana Pettiti, MD, MPHFrom U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Rockville, MD 20850.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We appreciate the thoughtful letters in response to our recommendation statement. Dr. Glynn asserts that JUPITER is convincing with regard to the use of CRP to identify patients who are at low or intermediate risk for CHD on the basis of traditional Framingham risk scores and who would benefit from statin therapy. The implications of JUPITER are still being considered. It has been noted, however, that 41% of patients in JUPITER met criteria for the metabolic syndrome and as many as 25% might have had undiagnosed diabetes (1). In addition, 11% of patients had a family history of ...References1. Kappagoda CT, Amsterdam EA. Another look at the results of the JUPITER trial [Editorial]. Am J Cardiol. 2009;104:1603-5. [PMID: [Editorial]. Am J Cardiol. 2009;104:1603-5. 19932800] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Helfand M, Buckley DI, Freeman M, Fu R, Rogers K, Fleming C, et al. Emerging risk factors for coronary heart disease: a summary of systematic reviews conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:496-507. [PMID: 19805772] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Rockville, MD 20850.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUsing Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation StatementEmerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Mark Helfand , David I. Buckley , Michele Freeman , Rongwei Fu , Kevin Rogers , Craig Fleming , and Linda L. Humphrey The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment Robert J. Glynn The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment Matthew J. Budoff The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment Michael J. Blaha , Catherine Y. Campbell , and Aaron Horne The USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment Eric L. Matteson , Cynthia S. Crowson , and Sherine E. Gabriel Metrics Cited byReply 16 March 2010Volume 152, Issue 6Page: 405-406KeywordsC-reactive proteinsCoronary heart diseaseEvidence based medicineMedical risk factorsMetabolic syndromeStatinsSystematic reviewsSystemic diseases ePublished: 16 March 2010 Issue Published: 16 March 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...