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ASCVD risk equivalent

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A disease that carries the same risk of an ASCVD event as someone who has already had one (MI, stroke, stent, bypass).

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Going into detail on what this term means and how it relates to health guidelines. This article may be incomplete.

Diabetes, chronic kidney disease and 10 year risk of > 20% are examples of ASCVD risk equivalent conditions

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