What is the benefit of utilizing 5- or 10-year old total cholesterol (TC) to predict high CV risk?
Utilizing 5- or 10-year old TC levels has been found to have high sensitivity and specificity to identify patients at high CV risk and results in low misclassification rates. This can help provide a foundation for shared decision making to review the anticipated benefit of preventative interventions while minimizing the potential harm from overtreatment.