LOINC Code 65853-4: General cardiovascular disease 10Y risk [#] Framingham.D'Agostino

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component General cardiovascular disease 10Y risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Method: Framingham.D'Agostino

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• General cardiovascular disease 10Y risk [#] Framingham.D'Agostino
• General cardiovascular disease 10Y risk
• Based on a population 30 to 74 years old and without CVD at the baseline examination, including predictors age, diabetes, smoking, treated and untreated systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and BMI replacing lipids in a simpler model. Numerical scores are correlated with risk percentages.
• CARD.RISK; Cardio; Cardiology; Cnt; Count; CVD; CVD 10Y risk; Dextro; Dis; Diseases; Dz; General CVD 10Y risk; Heart Disease; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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