Why the study?
Do available cardiovascular disease risk algorithms accurately assess risk in South Asian populations?
Population
South Asian populations
Design
Review
Authors
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Current algorithms warrant caution in South Asians; leaves open development of tailored CVD risk models.
Do available cardiovascular disease risk algorithms accurately assess risk in South Asian populations?
Current CVD risk algorithms are inadequate for South Asian populations, highlighting the need for appropriately calibrated or newly developed risk models tailored to their unique risk profiles.
Hussain et al. (2013) studied this question.
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