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European Heart Journal 2004 25(5):446; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2004.01.003
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Letter to the Editor

Principles of prevention of cardiovascular disease: Reply

I.M Graham*

Department of Epidemiology, Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

* Tel.: +353-1-402-2434; fax: +353-1-402-2329
E-mail address: ian.graham@amnch.ie

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Dear Sir

We note the statement by Dr. Greten on behalf of the International Atherosclerosis Society regarding the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) Project1. It is important because it illustrates some fundamental misconceptions about both risk prediction and the practical prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

(1) The SCORE Project1 describes a simple method of predicting the risk of atherosclerotic . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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