Performance of the Framingham risk models and pooled cohort equations for predicting 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Performance of the Framingham risk models and pooled cohort equations for predicting 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The Framingham risk models and pooled cohort equations (PCE) are widely used and advocated in guidelines for predicting 10-year risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population. Over the past few decades, these models have...

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Main Authors: Johanna A. Damen, Romin Pajouheshnia, Pauline Heus, Karel G. M. Moons, Johannes B. Reitsma, Rob J. P. M. Scholten, Lotty Hooft, Thomas P. A. Debray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Prediction models
Prognosis
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1340-7

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