Risk scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of evaluating and providing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores in adults without prevalent CVD on cardiovascular outcomes, risk factor levels, preventive medication prescribing, and health behaviours.
Authors
- Carlos Díaz-Arocutipa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5101-2832)
- Adrían V. Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-4003)
- GE Mead
- German V Valenzuela
- Joshuan J. Barboza
- Frank Mayta-Tovalino
- Manuel André Virú Loza
- Stephen Persell
- Eileen Wafford
- Susan Banda
- Valery Feigin
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (PE)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Edinburgh College (GB)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Public Health Institute of Malawi (MW)
- Northwestern University (PH)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016333
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00