Do the PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations demonstrate accurate discrimination and calibration for cardiovascular risk prediction?
The PREVENT equations show excellent discrimination and modest calibration discrepancies, supporting their clinical use for cardiovascular risk assessment.
In this prognostic study of the PREVENT equations, PREVENT risk estimates demonstrated excellent discrimination and only modest discrepancies in calibration. These findings provided evidence supporting utilization of the PREVENT equations for application in the intended population as suggested by the American Heart Association.
Scheuermann et al. (Fri,) studied this question.