Table 1. Clinical prediction rules included in the current and 2014 survey
CPR included in the 2014 surveyCPR included in the current surveyCurrent guideline recommending CPR
Cardiovascular disease risk
JBS2 risk charts or calculator67 JBS3 risk calculator68 JBS’ consensus recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (JBS3)68
QRISK or QRISK269,70 QRISK2 or QRISK370,71 NICE clinical guideline CG181: Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification36
ASSIGN score72 ASSIGN score72 SIGN 149: Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease37
UKPDS risk engine73 UKPDS risk engine73
SCORE risk charts74 SCORE risk charts74 2016 European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice42
PROCAM score75 PROCAM score75
Framingham risk scores76 Framingham risk scores76
 —ACC/AHA pooled cohort equation32 2019 ACC/AHA guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease34
New Zealand tables77 New Zealand tables77
 —New Zealand primary prevention equations33 New Zealand Ministry of Health: Cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management for primary care 201835
 —WHO/ISH risk prediction charts78 WHO: Prevention of cardiovascular disease47
Stroke and venous thromboembolisma
ABCD or ABCD2 79,80 ABCD2, ABCD3, or ABCD3-I score80,81 NICE clinical guideline CG68: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16 seconds: diagnosis and initial management82
California score83 California score83
CHADS or CHADS2 84 CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc score84,85 NICE clinical guideline CG180: Atrial fibrillation: management;38 SIGN 129: Antithrombotics: indications and management;39 and 2016 ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS43
 —HAS-BLED score86 NICE clinical guideline CG180: Atrial fibrillation: management38
Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis87 Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis87 NICE clinical guideline CG144: Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing;40 and SIGN 122: Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism41
Wells score for pulmonary embolism88 Wells scores for pulmonary embolism88 NICE clinical guideline CG144: Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing;40 and SIGN 122: Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism41
 —Geneva or revised Geneva score89,90 2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism;44 and SIGN 122: Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism41
 —Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) or simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI)91,92 2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism45
  • aThese CPRs were included under the ’General Medical’ category in the 2014 survey. ACC/AHA = American College of Cardiology/Amercian Heart Association. CPR = clinical prediction rule. ESC = European Society of Cardiology. ISH = International Society of Hypertension. JBS = Joint British Societies. NICE = National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. SIGN = Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. WHO = World Health Organization.