BMJ  2005;331 (15 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.0

Use a score to predict risks of stable angina

In patients with stable symptomatic angina the risk of dying or having a myocardial infarction or stroke can be predicted with a risk score based on clinical variables. Clayton and colleagues (p 869) performed multivariate Cox regression analysis using data from a multicentre trial of 7311 patients who were followed up for a mean of five years. Patients with risk scores in the highest 10th had 10 times the risk of dying from any cause or having a myocardial infarction or stroke compared with patients with scores in the lowest 10th. On p 872, Terkelsen and Vach discuss the clinical applicability of this new risk score.

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