New Pooled Cohort Risk equations: application to a recent stroke patient population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, Pooled Cohort Risk (PCR) equations, which incorporate new sex- and race-specific estimates of the 10-year risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) including stroke, for ASCVD-free adults were introduced. Given the importance of secondary stroke prevention and benefit of a potential tool to readily identify stroke patients at high intermediate-term vascular risk for appropriate treatment, we evaluated the prediction and discrimination of the PCR and Framingham Cardiovascular Risk (FCR) equations after a recent stroke.

Method

We conducted an analysis of Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention dataset of 3555 recent non-cardioembolic stroke patients aged ≥ 35 years and followed for 2 years. Subjects were categorized as having low-PCR/low-F

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4298468 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature