Hidden heart clue: does telling patients about calcium spur statin use?
NCT ID NCT05394181
Summary
This study aimed to see if telling patients and their primary care doctors about previously unnoticed calcium buildup in heart arteries (found on old chest CT scans) would lead more people to start taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication. It focused on adults without known heart disease who were not already on statins. The goal was to understand if sharing this information influences doctor-patient decisions about preventive treatment.
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Palo Alto Veteran's Affairs Hospital
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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