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• Incorporates social deprivation and family history with classic cardiovascular risk factors.
• Estimates ten-year risk percent of developing cardiovascular disease in disease-free men and women (primarily aged 30-74).
• For clinical use in Scotland, and evaluation and potential adoption elsewhere.
• Preferred cardiovascular score for clinical use in Scotland: endorsed by SIGN Guideline 97 February 2007 and Scottish Government Health Directorate.
• Indicates 'high risk' with score of 20 or more (see Further Information)

Authors: Mark Woodward and Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe. Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee, Scotland, for the SIGN group on risk estimation 2006.

Disclaimer: Authors and sponsors accept no responsibility for misuse in clinical practice. Score(s) should be calculated and used appropriately. See Adding social deprivation and family history to cardiovascular risk assessment of February 2007.