QRISK
QRISK3 is a prediction algorithm for cardiovascular disease that uses traditional risk factors together with body mass index, ethnicity, measures of deprivation, family history, chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, and antihypertensive treatment.
A QRISK over 10 indicates that primary prevention with lipid lowering therapy should be considered. In the UK, current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommend using QRISK.
The algorithm has subsequently been validated by an independent team from the Centre for Statistics in Medicine using an external dataset. The results were published in the BMJ and demonstrated that QRISK performed better than Framingham . is updated annually to reflect changes in populations, data quality and national guidelines. The inclusion of ethnicity and deprivation in the QRISK2 algorithm is designed to help prevent widening health inequalities. combines QRISK with a similar risk prediction tool to calculate risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. www.qintervention.org also allows clinicians to assess 'what if' scenarios i.e. how risk might change with modification of risk factors such as weight loss, stopping smoking, use of statins and better blood pressure control.
QRISK has also been developed further to estimate .
Other risk clinical prediction tools developed from the include
