QR4 is a new cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score developed and evaluated in 16.9 million people that has better performance than other commonly used CVD risk scores. It includes nine new risk factors associated with increased risk of developing CVD (for example, a heart attack or stroke) over the next 10 years.
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This is a summary of: Hippisley-Cox, J. et al. Development and validation of a new algorithm for improved cardiovascular risk prediction. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02905-y (2024).
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New risk score for cardiovascular disease with improved performance. Nat Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02906-x
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