Cardiovascular risk assessment tools in Asia

• Published in: The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 369 - 377
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuqing, Miao, Huanhuan, Chia, Yook‐Chin, Buranakitjaroen, Peera, Siddique, Saulat, Shin, Jinho, Turana, Yuda, Park, Sungha, Tsoi, Kelvin, Chen, Chen‐Huan, Cheng, Hao‐Min, Li, Yan, Minh, Huynh Van, Nagai, Michiaki, Nailes, Jennifer, Sison, Jorge, Soenarta, Arieska Ann, Sogunuru, Guru Prasad, Sukonthasarn, Apichard, Tay, Jam Chin, Teo, Boon Wee, Verma, Narsingh, Wang, Tzung‐Dau, Hoshide, Satoshi, Kario, Kazuomi, Wang, Jiguang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Asia - epidemiology; Asian patients; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cholesterol; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Health care policy; Health risks; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Heart failure; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - epidemiology; hypertension—general; Ischemia; Longitudinal Studies; Original; Population; Review; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Statistics; Stroke; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - prevention & control; Transient ischemic attack; Vein & artery diseases; Womens health; Young adults; Asia; cardiovascular disease; risk assessment; hypertension-general; Asian patients
• ISSN: 1524-6175; 1751-7176; 1751-7176
• DOI: 10.1111/jch.14336

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming the most important burden to health care systems in most part of the world, especially in Asia. Aiming at identifying high risk individuals and tailoring preventive treatment, many cardiovascular risk assessment tools have been established and most of them we...