Association between health literacy and Framingham risk score [PDF]
High health literacy (HL) plays a critical role in preventing or delaying the onset of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and can improve disease management and control. The present study aims to determine the association between HL and non-laboratory-based (
Tahereh Rahimi +3 more
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Validation of the Framingham hypertension risk score in a middle eastern population: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS) [PDF]
Background The Framingham hypertension risk score is a well-known and simple model for predicting hypertension in adults. In the current study, we aimed to assess the predictive ability of this model in a Middle Eastern population.
Fatemeh Koohi +5 more
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According to WHO cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death in the worldwide. In India too, it has gone through a drastic lifestyle modification from traditional to western one and adapting sedentary lifestyle, consequently prone the people for CVDs. The present study was undertaken to identify the high risk individuals for
SM Biradar +90 more
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Reclassification of the Framingham risk score and its agreement with other three calculations
Reclassificação do escore de risco de Framingham e sua concordância com outros três cálculos Reclasificación del score de riesgo de Framingham y su concordancia con otros tres cálculos Objetivo: investigar a concordância entre o escore de Framingham ...
Alessandra Santos Sales +1 more
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Recalibration of the Framingham risk score for predicting 10-year risk of cardiovascular events: A non-concurrent rural cohort study from Tamil Nadu [PDF]
Objective: To recalibrate the Framingham Risk Score-cardiovascular diseases (FRS-CVD) using 10-year mortality data and baseline risk factor data for a rural cohort and assess the effect of recalibration on proportion categorised as high risk.
Midhun Sasikumar +6 more
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Ten-year risk of cardiovascular events among the adult population of West Tripura District of India by the Framingham risk score: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Predicting the 10-year risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) may save lives through timely intervention.
Ashit Kumar Paul +4 more
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Prediction of subclinical atherosclerosis in low Framingham risk score individuals by using the metabolic syndrome criteria and insulin sensitivity index [PDF]
BackgroundSubclinical atherosclerosis can be present in individuals with an optimal cardiovascular risk factor profile. Traditional risk scores such as the Framingham risk score do not adequately capture risk stratification in low-risk individuals.
Benjamin Huang +22 more
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Comparison of two different methods for cardiovascular risk assessment: Framingham risk score and SCORE system [PDF]
Numerous studies have shown that the major risk factors for coronary heart disease (cigarette smoking, hypertension, elevated serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol - LDL, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol - HDL ...
Jovičić Snežana +2 more
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Nontraditional risk factors in chronic kidney disease: correlation between creatinine clearance, Framingham risk score, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammation [PDF]
Background Chronic kidney disease became a public health problem increasing healthcare burden. Our aim was to detect the relationship between cardiovascular risk, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and kidney function in chronic kidney disease ...
Ahmed Mohamed Tawfik +1 more
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Coronary age as a risk factor in the modified Framingham risk score [PDF]
Background Clinical guidelines emphasize risk assessment as vital to patient selection for medical primary intervention. However, risk assessment methods are restricted in their ability to predict further coronary events. The most widely accepted tool in
Whitcomb Brian W, Schisterman Enrique F
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