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titleNew Guidelines

The Australian CVD Risk Calculator has been updated in 2023 based on NZ PREDICT-1° equation (refer to cvdcheck.org.au for more information). Pen CS is currently waiting for technical specifications from The Heart Foundation and the Department of Health to update the report algorithm based on the new guidelines. Please from The Framingham Risk Equation (FRE) to NZ PREDICT-1° equation. Please contact support team if have further questions.


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Health professionals can access a range of related resources at http://www.cvdcheck.org.au : including the CVD online risk calculator.

 

The Framingham Risk Equation (FRE)

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The algorithm used is shown in this flowchart:

 


The report shows the patients who had their risk score calculated based on the Framingham equation as detailed above as well as those who had their risk automatically calculated following the flow chart shown above. Patients without a score due to incomplete data are shown as 'Not calculated', for the others the risk is displayed from low risk to high risk :

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