Cardiovascular risk stratification without recalibration: A comparative study of the PREVENT and WHO risk scores in a multiethnic Brazilian cohort
PREVENT demonstrated better alignment between predicted and observed ASCVD risk compared with the WHO score in a large, diverse LMIC cohort. Its higher out-of-the-box calibration may enable more accurate risk stratification and efficient resource allocation in LMICs.
Authors
- Sandhi Maria Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7383-7811)
- Aline F Pedroso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1876-8304)
- Roberta Cristina Campos Figueiredo
- Luisa C C Brant
- Antonio L P Ribeiro
- Rohan Khera
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- Federal University of São João del-Rei (BR)
- Yale University (US)
- Yale New Haven Health System (US)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101392
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01