Agreement between Framingham, IraPEN and non-laboratory WHO-EMR risk score calculators for cardiovascular risk prediction in a large Iranian population

Introduction: Estimation of the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), may lead to prophylactic therapies. This study aims to compare and evaluate the agreement between CVD prediction of Iran Package of Essential Non-communicable Disease (IraPEN) and Framingham risk score (FRS). Methods: All 40-79 y...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mirzaei, Masoud Mirzaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:https://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcvtr-12-20.pdf