February 13, 2007JAMA1,802 citations
View Full PaperDevelopment and Validation of Improved Algorithms for the Assessment of Global Cardiovascular Risk in Women
Structured PICO
Do the newly developed clinical algorithms improve the accuracy of global cardiovascular risk prediction in women?
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Population
Women assessed for global cardiovascular risk, including those at intermediate risk
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Intervention
2 newly developed clinical algorithms for global cardiovascular risk prediction
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Outcome
Accuracy of risk prediction and reclassification rate
Two newly developed clinical algorithms significantly improve cardiovascular risk prediction in women, successfully reclassifying 40% to 50% of those previously deemed intermediate risk.
Abstract
We developed, validated, and demonstrated highly improved accuracy of 2 clinical algorithms for global cardiovascular risk prediction that reclassified 40% to 50% of women at intermediate risk into higher- or lower-risk categories.