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This
downloadable Excel spreadsheet, developed by Boston University, uses recent
data from the Framingham Heart Study to estimate 10-year risk for "hard"
coronary heart disease outcomes (myocardial infarction and coronary death)
in adults who do not have heart disease or diabetes.
Determining 10-year (short term) risk for developing CHD is carried out
using Framingham risk scoring. The risk factors included in the Framingham
calculation are age, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood
pressure, treatment for hypertension, and cigarette smoking. Because of a
larger database, Framingham estimates are more robust for total cholesterol
than for LDL cholesterol. Note, however, that LDL cholesterol remains the
primary target of therapy |
