Risk measurement tool for heart attacks and strokes updated
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
The number of heart attack and stroke incidents in Europe is likely to reduce with the imminent launch of an update to the HeartScore® application. HeartScore® helps clinicians rapidly estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individual patients using age, gender, basic health indicators, and lifestyle factors. The results from the model are then used to shape intervention and advice regimes aimed at lowering CVD risk. Following feedback, HeartScore® has been updated to incorporate a number of new features that will enhance its value as part of CVD prevention strategies.