Open AccessFuture directions in cardiovascular disease risk prediction
Author(s) -
Jenny Doust,
Carissa Bonner,
Katy J.L. Bell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-02-20-5231
Subject(s) - disease , computer science , medicine , risk analysis (engineering)
Although the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA) guidelines were published in 2012, many individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are not prescribed preventive medication or have CVD risk factors recorded. Better use of CVD risk prediction tools and targeting of medication could reduce CVD.