Abstract
Evaluation of: Sehestedt T, Jeppesen J, Hansen TW et al.: Risk stratification with the risk chart from the European Society of Hypertension compared with SCORE in the general population. J. Hypertens. 27, 2351–2357 (2009). Risk factor assessment is an important issue in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases. Three widely used risk charts: the Framingham, Systemic Coronary Risk Evaluation and the European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology charts, are discussed, and a recent study by Sehestedt et al. comparing systemic coronary risk evaluation and the European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology chart, is also evaluated in this article.
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