Place of cardiovascular risk prediction models in South Asians; agreement between Framingham risk score and WHO/ISH risk charts.
Kukulege Chamila Dinushi MettanandaNadun GunasekaraRuth ThampoeSumudu MadurangiArunasalam PathmeswaranPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)
Cardiovascular risk predictions of FRS were higher than WHO/ISH charts and the agreement in risk stratification was not satisfactory in Sri Lankans. Therefore, different cardiovascular risk prediction models should not be used interchangeably in the follow-up of South Asians.
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