WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE TOPIC?
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The lifetime CVR may be a useful tool for patients with a moderate 10-year CVR.
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Two methods are used to calculate lifetime CVR, one developed in the United Kingdom (QRISK) and the other in the United States (American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association).
WHAT DOES THIS STUDY ADD?
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A lifetime CVR equation has been developed in the Spanish working population and may be useful for patients with a low-to-moderate short-term absolute CVR but high lifetime CVR, particularly to encourage more intense