Abstract
Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients without established disease allows to match the intensity of risk factor modification to the underlying hazard for cardiovascular events. The cardiologist needs to know the characteristics of current risk prediction algorithms, their advantages and limitations.
Translated title of the contribution | Evidence-Based Cardiology: Practical applications from epidemiology. IV Cardiovascular risk prediction |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 66-72 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Mar 1 2012 |
Keywords
- Cardiovascular risk
- Prognosis
- Risk prediction
- USA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine