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Table 2 Applied cardiovascular prediction rules

From: Barriers to apply cardiovascular prediction rules in primary care: a postal survey

Prediction rule

Outcome

n (%)

PROCAM-score

Coronary death, myocardial infarction

24 (30%)

EU-SCORE

Cardiovascular death

14 (18%)

Framingham score

Coronary death, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris

11 (14%)

AGLA-score (PROCAM-derived Swiss risk score)

Coronary death, myocardial infarction

33 (39%)

Others (like New Zealand Guidelines)

Coronary death, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris

4 (5%)

  1. 80 participants included (using prediction rules "often"). Total is not 100% due to multiple answers