Performance of the Framingham coronary heart disease risk score for predicting 10-year cardiac risk in adult United Arab Emirates nationals without diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

Published in: BMC family practice (2020)

The FRS can be used in the prediction of coronary risk among UAE nationals without diabetes, however, the recommended hCHD risk threshold for statin eligibility may be too high. Lowering the cutoff-point to 7.5% could improve the identification of patients for preventive treatment.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
left ventricular
coronary artery
glycemic control
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
insulin resistance
replacement therapy
bioinformatics analysis