Multivariate risk assessment and risk score cards in hypertension

Figures & data

Figure 1 Absolute risk of cardiovascular disease over 5 years in patients by systolic blood pressure at specified levels of other risk factors. Copyright © 1991. Derived from Anderson KM, Odell PM, Wilson PW, et al 1991. Cardiovascular disease risk profiles. Am Heart J, 121(1 Pt 2):293–8.

Figure 2 New paradigms in the management of cardiovascular disease: reduction of single or multiple risk factors generates a benefit proportional to the level of Risk. Risk increases in relation to clinical characteristics of individual, thus small reductions of each risk factor will produce larger absolute benefits in relation to level of absolute risk. Copyright © 2005. Modified from Volpe M, Ruilope LM, McInnes GT, et al 2005. Angiotensin-II receptor blockers: benefits beyond blood pressure reduction? J Hum Hypertens, 19:331 9.

Figure 3 Risk charts in high risk and low risk populations, according to the SCORE Project. Copyright © 2003. Conroy RM, Pyorala K, Fitzgerald AP, et al for the SCORE project group. 2003. Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project. Eur Heart J 24:987Z 1003.

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