Defining a Rational Approach to Screening for Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Patients

Screening for coronary artery disease or for other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a superficially attractive idea that has been proposed by many cardiovascular experts. However, guidelines panels that employ medical outcomes and evaluation of a full range of benefits, risks, and harms of screening have repeatedly advised against the adoption of screening programs for CVDs. In this commentary, we discuss the limitations of the...