QRISK2 CVD Risk Calculator
QRISK2 CVD Risk Calculator (2016) is a cardiovascular risk score developed by Julia Hippisley-Cox at the University of Nottingham.
Note - The QRISK2 CVD Risk Calculator is for practices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales only.
QRISK2 is a prediction algorithm for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that uses traditional risk factors (age, systolic blood pressure, smoking status and ratio of total serum cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) together with body mass index, ethnicity, measures of deprivation, family history, chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atrial fibrillation, diabetes and antihypertensive treatment. A QRISK over 20 (20% risk of CVD event over the next ten years) indicates that primary prevention with lipid lowering therapy (such as statins) should be initiated.
Accessing the QRISK2 CVD Risk Calculator
- From Consultation Manager, select Vision+ from the floating toolbar and select Calculators - Cardiovascular - QRISK2.
- The QRISK2 CVD Risk Calculator displays.
- Any relevant data from the patient record is populated.
- Select OK to save the Clinical term or OK and Attach to also save the questionnaire to the patient's record.
- The appropriate clinical term saves to the patient's record.
Note - You can also access the QRISK2 calculator from the Alert screen, see Accessing Calculators from the Alert Indicator.
Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.