New Cholesterol Risk Calculator May be Flawed

Monday, 18 November 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Just last week, the nation’s top heart organizations released new guidelines for lowering cholesterol along with an online risk calculator to help doctors come up with a course of treatment. But the New York Times says that calculator appears to be deeply flawed. It seems the calculator overestimates risk and recommends people be put on heart drugs who don’t actually need them.

SOURCE: New York Times