Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines

Topic(s):

Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care

Public Health

Risk Factors and Prevention

Non-cardiac Surgery\Pre-surgical Assessment

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Published in 2003

Reference European Heart Journal (2003) 24, 987–1003; doi:10.1016/S0195-668X(03)00114-3

Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)

Introduction
Subjects and methods
- Definition of end-points
- Statistical methods
Results
Discussion
- Total cardiovascular risk rather than
- coronary heart disease risk
- Why fatal events only?
- Changing thresholds for high risk
Other aspects of the SCORE risk charts
- Versions for total cholesterol and cholesterol/HDL ratio
- Change in the ages for which the risk is displayed
- SCORE risk charts are for primary prevention
- Why not separate risk charts for persons with diabetes?
Limitations
Appendix
References