A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
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Guilherme Thomé Garcia, Ana Maria Nunes de Faria Stamm, Ariel Córdova Rosa, Antônio Carlos Marasciulo, Rodrigo Conill Marasciulo, [...]
Guilherme Thomé Garcia, Ana Maria Nunes de Faria Stamm, Ariel Córdova Rosa, Antônio Carlos Marasciulo, Rodrigo Conill Marasciulo, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170057
Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil, and primary prevention care may be guided by risk stratification tools. The Framingham (FRS) and QRISK-2 (QRS) risk scores estimate 10-year overall cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic individuals, but the instrument of choice may lead to different therapeutic strategies. Objective: To evaluate the degree of agreement between FRS and QRS in 10-year overall cardiovascular risk stratification in disease-free individuals. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational, descriptive and analytical study […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases / morbidity; Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality; Period Analysis; Risk Assessment