Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in the general population: rationale for selection of prognostic model regarding age

This article conducts an analysis of risk scores for total cardiovascular risk assessment in the general population. Currently, a plethora of prognostic models for evaluating cardiovascular risk are available, especially for middle-aged and elderly individuals. Considering the latest recommendations, it is optimal to use SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP risk scores for total cardiovascular risk assessment in the general population and SCORE2-Diabetes – for patients with type 2 diabetes. Predicting cardiovascular risk in young individuals is a challenging task, as most risk scores are limited to those aged 40 and above. To date, for the estimation of total 10-year cardiovascular risk in individuals under 40, the following risk scores could be used: the modified Framingham scale 2008 (from age 30) and QRISK3 (from age 25) which are not yet validated in the Republic of Belarus. Conducting validation of risk score for cardiovascular risk assessment in young individuals is an important scientific and clinical task considering the excess cardiovascular morbidity within this demographic.