A Cardiovascular Risk Assessment tool is available from the patient record in Bp Premier.
- From the patient record, select Clinical > Cardiovascular risk. The Cardiovascular risk screen will appear.
- Some of the fields in this screen will be prepopulated based on existing observations in the patient's record. Edit or complete the remaining fields.
- Bp Premier will display the percentage probability the patient has of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Click Reference to view the formula used to calculate the probability.
Online CVD Check
The Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance's CVD risk calculator is available in Bp Premier. AusCVDRisk is a risk assessment, communication, and management tool for health professionals. To learn more about how this calculator works, refer to the Australian Guidelines for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease risk.
- From the patient record, select Clinical > Cardiovascular risk. The Cardiovascular risk screen will appear.
- Click Online CVD Check to open a browser window displaying the calculator.
- Fill in the fields and click Calculate to display the percentage probability the patient has of developing cardiovascular disease in the next five years.
NOTE Online CVD check results cannot be added to the CV risk section under Observations. Only results from the Bp Premier Cardiovascular risk tool will appear under Observations > CV risk. Online CVD check results can be added into Today's notes.
The following provides more information about the calculation logic used by this clinical tool, which may assist in assessing suitability for use at your practice.
Description: The cardiovascular risk tool calculates a percentage probability of developing cardiovascular disease in the next five years, based on measurements of several known risk factors.
Calculation: Prediction equation sourced from Anderson KM et al. Cardiovascular disease risk profiles. American Heart Journal. 1991 Jan;121(1 Pt 2):293-8.
Last updated 31 July 2023.
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