Framingham risk assessment tool
background
derived from the Framingham Heart Study
Validated method to predict 10-year risk of 'hard' coronary heart disease (nonfatal MI or coronary death)
used in those without ASVD or risk equivalents (DM)
score
Low < 10%, Moderate 10-20%, High >20%
Limitations
predict risk best ages 30-65
less precise in those with diabetes, pre-diabetes, severe HTN, LVH, younger men and women, and some racial groups-Japanese-Americans, Hispanic men, and Native American women
limited to estimation of 10-years risk