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Framingham Cardiac Risk Scale

Aka: Framingham Cardiac Risk Scale, Framingham Coronary Heart Disease 10 Year Risk Score, Framingham Score, Framingham Risk Score

See Also
1. Cardiac Risk Assessment
2. Cardiac Risk Management
Criteria
1. Diabetes Mellitus or other heart disease equivalent
2. Current Tobacco Use
3. Age
4. Gender
5. Total Cholesterol
6. HDL Cholesterol
7. Systolic Blood Pressure
8. Hypertension treatment
Interpretation
1. Low: <10% CAD 10 year risk (<0.6% per year)
2. Moderate: 10-20% CAD 10 year risk (0.6-2.0% per year)
3. High:>20% CAD 10 year risk (>2% per year)

Framingham coronary heart disease 10 year risk score (C1277687)
Concepts	Intellectual Product (T170)
SnomedCT	142610004, 165211005, 315039001
Spanish	Framingham coronary heart disease 10 year risk score, puntaje de riesgo de enfermedad coronaria a 10 años, de Framingham (escala de evaluación), puntaje de riesgo de enfermedad coronaria a 10 años, de Framingham
English	Framingham coronary heart disease 10 year risk score (staging scale), Framingham coronary heart disease 10 year risk score (assessment scale), Framingham coronary heart disease 10 year risk score
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Cardiac Risk Scales Framingham (C3174416)
Concepts	Intellectual Product (T170)
English	Cardiac Risk Scales Framingham, CARD.RISK
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 2/4/2012 and last published on 5/9/2012.

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