What is number needed to treat in Preventive Cardiology?

A statistical measure indicating how many patients must receive a specific treatment for one patient to benefit, commonly used to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive cardiology interventions.

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Preventive Cardiology Glossary

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polypill

Intermediate Technical IVT

Single combination medication containing multiple cardiovascular drugs to improve adherence and simplify prevention therapy.

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number needed to treat

Intermediate Technical IVT

A statistical measure indicating how many patients must receive a specific treatment for one patient to benefit, commonl...

NNT

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number needed to treat IVT	Technical Term	Intermediate	A statistical measure indicating how many patients must receive a specific treat...

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