Guidelines for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk

A new global risk assessment tool makes its debut, and nontraditional risk factors take a back seat.

Sponsoring Organizations: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association

Target Population: Primary care providers, cardiologists

Background and Objective

The ACC/AHA Task Force based these recommendations on a comprehensive report from an Expert Work Group convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The Work Group was asked to (1) develop an approach to quantitative risk assessment for cardiovascular disease that could be used to guide care; and (2) address key questions in risk assessment using systematic review methods.

Key Points

New, sex-specific Pooled Cohort Equations were developed from multiple large cohorts to predict the 10-year risk for a first atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease event (ASCVD; nonfatal m…

Reviewing Author

Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNational Institutes of Health

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican College of Cardiology/American Heart Association