Open AccessInclusion of Stroke in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Instruments
Author(s) -
Daniel T. Lackland,
Mitchell S.V. Elkind,
Ralph B. D’Agostino,
Mandip S. Dhamoon,
David C. Goff,
Randall T. Higashida,
Leslie A. McClure,
Pamela H. Mitchell,
Ralph L. Sacco,
Cathy A. Sila,
Sidney C. Smith,
David Tanné,
David Tirschwell,
Emmanuel Touzé,
Lawrence R. Wechsler
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/str.0b013e31825bcdac
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , stroke (engine) , inclusion (mineral) , family medicine , psychological intervention , absolute risk reduction , risk assessment , disease , medline , advisory committee , alternative medicine , confidence interval , pathology , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , gender studies , computer security , public administration , sociology , computer science , law , political science , engineering
Current US guideline statements regarding primary and secondary cardiovascular risk prediction and prevention use absolute risk estimates to identify patients who are at high risk for vascular disease events and who may benefit from specific preventive interventions. These guidelines do not explicitly include patients with stroke, however. This statement provides an overview of evidence and arguments supporting (1) the inclusion of patients with stroke, and atherosclerotic stroke in particular, among those considered to be at high absolute risk of cardiovascular disease and (2) the inclusion of stroke as part of the outcome cluster in risk prediction instruments for vascular disease.
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