Framingham Stroke Risk Function in a Large Population-Based Cohort of Elderly People
Author(s) -
Sébastien Bineau,
Carole Dufouil,
Catherine Helmer,
Karen Ritchie,
JeanPhilippe Empana,
Pierre Ducimetière,
Annick Alpérovitch,
Marie Germaine Bousser,
Christophe Tzourio
Publication year - 2009
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/strokeaha.108.532325
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cohort , framingham heart study , framingham risk score , cohort study , population , stroke risk , gerontology , demography , ischemic stroke , environmental health , disease , sociology , mechanical engineering , engineering , ischemia
External validation of the Framingham stroke risk function has been rarely performed. We assessed its predictive ability in a population-based cohort of French elderly.
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