Assessment of Claims of Improved Prediction Beyond the Framingham Risk Score

Ioanna Tzoulaki; George Liberopoulos; John P A Ioannidis

doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1757

Abstract

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The majority of examined studies claimed that they found factors that could offer additional predictive value beyond what the FRS could achieve; however, most had flaws in their design, analyses, and reporting that cast some doubt on the reliability of the claims for improved prediction.

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