The Problem With Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Authors: Jay N Cohn Daniel A Duprez

Publish Date: 2012/09/01

Volume: 14, Issue: 6, Pages: 571-574

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Abstract

The process of guideline development has become highly regulated This regulation has been deemed critical because guidelines serve the medical practice community and have a profound influence on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to disease processes The regulatory bodies have expressed growing concern about influence from commercial interests whose financial success may be dependent on favorable comments in guidelines 1 2 Strict limits have therefore been placed on guideline development committee members that have any overt or perceived involvement with these commercial entities Another mandate to such committees is that they give most credence to wellcontrolled outcome studies that document the benefit of specific strategies or specific interventions in specific diseases Such studies are deemed to provide the most powerful evidence for benefit 3 4

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