Box 1: Common tools established to estimate CVD risk in the general population.

-Framingham Heart Study (FHS) model. -New Prospective Cardiovascular Munster (PROCAM-2007) Study model. -World Health Organization /International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) charts. -Chinese Adult Cardiovascular Disease risk tool. -The risk score based on the Scottish Heart Extended Cohort (also known as Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Using SIGN Guidelines (ASSIGN)). -Framingham General (FG) CVD risk profile for use in primary care. -Japanese cardiovascular risk model. -The two last versions of the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score based on the British QRESEARCH database (QRISK2 and the new QRISK).