From Numbers to Risk: PREVENT-ASCVD, Risk Enhancers, and CAC

From Numbers to Risk: PREVENT-ASCVD, Risk Enhancers, and CAC

A 15-minute microlearning activity on estimating 10-year ASCVD risk with the PREVENT-ASCVD equations, categorizing risk as <3%, 3%–<5%, 5%–<10%, or ≥10%, personalizing borderline- and intermediate-risk decisions using risk enhancers and reproductive risk markers, and selectively using CAC scoring…

Price
Free
Provider
IQ Apparatus
Release date
July 24, 2026
Expires
July 23, 2027
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Learning objectives

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

  1. Apply updated age-specific lipid screening recommendations to determine appropriate screening initiation and intervals for children and adults.
  2. Evaluate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels together with personal and family history to identify patients who warrant further evaluation for familial hypercholesterolemia, including genetic testing when clinically appropriate.
  3. Apply current cascade-screening recommendations to identify which at-risk relatives should undergo lipid screening and when screening should begin.

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