[Evidence-based cardiology: practical applications from epidemiology. IV Cardiovascular risk prediction]. / Cardiología "basada en la evidencia": aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología. IV. Modelos de predicción de riesgo cardiovascular.

Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients without established disease allows to match the intensity of risk factor modification to the underlying hazard for cardiovascular events. The cardiologist needs to know the characteristics of current risk prediction algorithms, their advantages and limitations.