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Economic evaluation of Cardio inCode®, a clinical-genetic function for coronary heart disease risk assessment.
Applied health economics and health policy - 1 Oct 2013
Ramírez de Arellano A, Coca A, de la Figuera M, Rubio-Terrés C, Rubio-Rodríguez D, Gracia A, Boldeanu A, Puig-Gilberte J, Salas E
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BACKGROUND: A clinical–genetic function (Cardio inCode®) was generated using genetic variants associated with coronary heart disease (CHD), but not with classical CHD risk factors, to achieve a more precise estimation of the CHD risk of individuals by incorporating genetics into risk equations [Framingham and REGICOR (Registre Gironí del Cor)]. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to conduct an economic...
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