Cardiovascular risk stratification is of utmost importance in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases. It enables the physician to prognosticate the ailment but also to decide the mode and urgency of therapy. Numerous risk stratification systems are in existence. The best known and undoubtedly, the most extensively used globally is the Framingham Risk Score.
Several revised versions of the 10-year Framingham Risk Calculator equation, QRISK2 model, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) developed Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk score calculator are used in clinical practice to identify and treat high-risk populations effectively. Different guidelines recommend different risk score calculators to evaluate the 10-year cardiovascular risk and their management depending on their risk scores. Let’s hear the expert…
