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Prospective Cardiovascular Münster Study

Germany2002Primary Prevention

Overview

German cardiovascular risk assessment model focusing on coronary heart disease in men.

Clinical Use

Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in German adults

Risk Output

10-year risk of coronary heart disease (%)

Risk Factors

Age
LDL Cholesterol
HDL Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Systolic BP
Smoking
Diabetes
Family History

Validation

Prospective study of over 5,000 German men

Limitations

Primarily validated in men

Clinical Guidelines

German Cardiac Society Guidelines

Python Usage

class="operator"><span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">from</span> cvd_risk <span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">import</span> PROCAM, PatientData

patient class="operator">= PatientData(
    ageclass="operator">=<span class="number">55</span>,
    sexclass="operator">=<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">'male'</span>,
    ldl_cholesterolclass="operator">=<span class="number">3.5</span>,
    hdl_cholesterolclass="operator">=<span class="number">1.2</span>,
    triglyceridesclass="operator">=<span class="number">1.8</span>,
    systolic_bpclass="operator">=<span class="number">140</span>,
    smokingclass="operator">=<span class="keyword">True</span>,
    diabetesclass="operator">=<span class="keyword">False</span>,
    family_historyclass="operator">=<span class="keyword">True</span>
class="bracket">)

model class="operator">= PROCAM()
result class="operator">= model.<span class="function">calculate</span>(patient)
class="operator"><span class="function">print</span>(f<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">"<span class="number">10</span>-year CHD risk: {result.risk_score:.1f}%"</span>)

Model Information

Model Name:

PROCAM

Publication Year:

2002

Region:

Germany

Category:

Primary Prevention