PREVENT equations predict heart disease risk in Native Americans better than prior models

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The PREVENT equations predict risk for cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic CVD and heart failure in Native Americans better than earlier models, researchers reported.At the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Congress on CVD Prevention, Mohan Satish, MD, postdoctoral fellow in cardiovascular diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell