External Validation of the American Heart Association PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The American Heart Association's Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) equations were developed to extend and improve on previous cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessments for the purpose of treatment initiation and patient-clinician communication.

Objective

To assess prognostic capabilities, calibration, and discrimination of the PREVENT equations in a study sample representative of the noninstitutionalized, US general population.

Design, setting, and participants

This prognostic study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2010 data cycles. Participants included adults for whom 10-year follow-up data were available. Data curation and analyses took place from December 2023 through May 2

SUBMITTER: Scheuermann B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature