Cardiovascular risk assessment tools in Asia

• 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, Ji-Guang
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley Open Access 2022
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3037/; https://doi.org/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...