The complete blood cell (CBC) count is an inexpensive, frequently obtained blood test
whose information content is potentially underused. We examined the predictive ability of …

Hematological Parameters Improve Prediction of Mortality and... : Medicine Hematological
Parameters Improve Prediction of Mortality and Secondary Adverse Events in Coronary …

Most guidelines suggest a baseline risk assessment to guide atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease (ASCVD) prevention strategies. The American Heart Association/American College …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive accuracy of the original and recalibrated
Framingham risk function on current morbidity from coronary heart disease (CHD) and …

BACKGROUND: Some components of the complete blood count and basic metabolic profile
are commonly used risk predictors. Many of their components are not commonly used, but …

Background Previously, we showed that sex-specific complete blood count (CBC) risk
scores strongly predicted risk of all-cause mortality in multiple sets of general medical …

Background: Most sudden cardiac death (SCD) events occur in the general population
among persons who do not have any prior history of clinical heart disease. We sought to …

BACKGROUND: Information on the prognostic utility of the admission complete blood count
(CBC) and differential count is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To identify independent predictors of …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, and several inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-
reactive protein, have been used to predict the risk of coronary heart disease. High white …

Aims European physicians use SCORE risk charts to predict a patient's 10-year risk of
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) mortality. We examined whether the inclusion of nonfatal …