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Cardiovascular risk prediction for primary prevention
Author(s) -
Laight David
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1747
Subject(s) - medicine , primary prevention , stroke (engine) , secondary prevention , stroke risk , cardiovascular health , primary (astronomy) , risk management , intensive care medicine , cardiology , ischemic stroke , disease , engineering , ischemia , physics , astronomy , mechanical engineering , management , economics
Risk prediction tools such as QRISK identify those at higher risk of heart attack and stroke, based on traditional and emerging cardiovascular risk factors, with a view to primary prevention, eg with statins. This article considers how this important aspect of public health management can be optimised.