Cardiovascular risk prediction in India: Comparison of the original and recalibrated Framingham prognostic models in urban populations. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in India. The CVD risk approach is a cost-effective way to identify those at high risk, especially in a low resource setting. As there is no validated prognostic model for an Indian urban population, we have re-calibrated th...

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Main Authors: Priti Gupta, David Prieto-Merino, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Kalpana Singh, Ambuj Roy, Anand Krishnan, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Mohammed K. Ali, Nikhil Tandon, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Pablo Perel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2019-12-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-71/v2