The 2013 ACC/AHA risk score and subclinical cardiac remodeling and dysfunction: Complementary in cardiovascular disease prediction

Background Echocardiography might enhance cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification beyond tools grading the risk for atherosclerotic CV diseases (ASCVD). We therefore studied the complementarity between the ASCVD risk score recommended by American cardiology societies and echocardiographic profiling in predicting adverse CV outcome in the community. Methods 984 community-dwelling individuals between 40 and 79 years old (51.3% women) underwent CV...