Australia; International; VIC
Screening people for their genetic heart disease risk could help detect those likely to suffer a heart attack or stoke, allowing doctors to begin preventative treatment, say Australian and UK researchers. They found that, for those already with intermediate levels of heart disease risk, adding genetic risk screening to other screening tools could help prevent one cardiovascular disease event for every 340 people screened. If genetic screening was used for everyone aged 40–75 years, then it could help prevent one additional event for approximately every 5,750 individuals screened. The researchers say targeted use of genetic screening could translate into meaningful clinical benefit if applied at scale, and lead to the prevention of seven per cent more cardiovascular disease events than conventional risk factors alone.
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