Cardiovascular Risk Calculators and their Applicability in the Cuban Elderly Population

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elderly, cardiovascular diseases, risk factors, primary care, risk evaluation.

Abstract

Introduction: There has been great controversy regarding the best strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease in the elderly, given the low number of patients in this age group included in clinical prevention trials.

Objectives: To analyze different cardiovascular risk prediction tables and discuss their applicability in the Cuban elderly population.

Methods: A narrative review on this subject was carried out. The search was carried out by consulting the databases PubMed, Infomed and SciELO, as well as national and international journals of high scientific impact, from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Journals of the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology, without date restriction, as well as in Spanish and English.

Results: Multiple calculators are currently available for cardiovascular risk evaluation. Each model integrates different variables with certain scores. Therefore, studies have been conducted to compare which calculator is more assertive, according to the events presented; and, above all, which would be the most appropriate to the context of the population in which they are applied.

Conclusions: Despite the existence of different cardiovascular risk prediction tables, a definitive model of risk calculator for the Cuban elderly population at full demographic old age is not currently available.

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Published

2023-06-25

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Hierrezuelo Rojas N, Del Rio Caballero G, Hernández Magdariaga A. Cardiovascular Risk Calculators and their Applicability in the Cuban Elderly Population. Rev. cuba. cardiol. cir. cardiovasc. [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 25 [cited 2025 Apr. 6];29(2):e1381. Available from: https://revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/1381

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