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How do I calculate a patients risk of developing CAD?

April 26, 2017CAD CALCULATE developing Patients risk

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How do I calculate a patients risk of developing CAD?

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A comprehensive evaluation of short-term risk is advised using multiple risk-assessment equations, such as those based on the Framingham Heart Study and SCORE. This model takes into account the relative contribution of individual risk factors to overall risk of cardiovascular disease, the severity of individual risk factors and the sex-specific relative risk. The SCORE Risk Assessment Calculator is one such tool.