Framingham risk score and alternatives for prediction of coronary heart disease in older adults.

Framingham risk score and alternatives for prediction of coronary heart disease in older adults.

Guidelines for the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) recommend use of Framingham-based risk scores that were developed in white middle-aged populations. It remains unclear whether and how CHD risk prediction might be improved among older adults. We aimed to compare the prognostic performanc...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Rodondi, Isabella Locatelli, Drahomir Aujesky, Javed Butler, Eric Vittinghoff, Eleanor Simonsick, Suzanne Satterfield, Anne B Newman, Peter W F Wilson, Mark J Pletcher, Douglas C Bauer, Health ABC Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314613?pdf=render

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