METHOD FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT

摘要

The present invention is directed to methods for atherosclerosis risk reduction including initial risk stratification, goal setting, and goal attainment for patients with, or at risk for, atherosclerosis. The present invention may be embodied in a computer implemented software product, the modules and sub-routines resident on a computer or hand held device, allowing a physician to determine the best strategy for coronary artery disease prevention based on such risk assessment values as Framingham score, genetic predisposition, biomarker levels and atherosclerosis imaging scores. The software product is supported by a backend database containing risk assessment value scores for a patient population of known clinical outcome. The database may reside in a memory unit, such as a hard drive, of the computer or hand held device, or may be accessed remotely in a distributed computer environment.