Predicted ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease among patients without prior heart disease or stroke using atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk calculator

Recognition of probable risk factors for cardiovascular disease is crucial in non-CAD patients for preventive programming. The purpose was determination of 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients without current cardiovascular disease.

In this observational study that was performed as a diagnostic survey, 606 consecutive patients without current cardiovascular disease, referring to Modarres and Loghman Hospitals, Tehran, Iran in 2017 and 2018 were enrolled and ASCVD plus score determined the 10-year cardiovascular disease among them.

The results in this study demonstrated that mean ASCVD plus score was 13.1 ± 14.9 points. Among cases 284 (40.9%), 67 (11.1%), 154 (25.4%), and 137 (22.6%) patients were in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The mean risk was higher in men, diabetics, smoker, users of anti-hypertensive, statins, and aspirin, older, with higher blood pressure, and also with higher total and LDL cholesterols.

Totally, according to the obtained results in current study, it may be concluded that 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease is relatively high among patients without current cardiovascular disease. This matter shows the importance of routine screening in such population.