Table 1.

Definition of CVD Risk Categories for CHOICE I

CVD Risk Category	Characteristic
Very high	History of documented CHD (acute/silent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary revascularization procedure, or clinically significant CHD diagnosed by invasive or noninvasive testing) or risk equivalents (ischemic stroke, transient attack, carotid occlusion >50% without symptoms, carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stent procedure, peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aneurysm, renal artery stenosis, renal artery stent procedure, T1DM or T2DM with target organ damage)
High	Calculated 10-year fatal CVD risk SCORE ≥5%, moderate chronic kidney disease, T1DM or T2DM without target organ damage, or HeFH
Moderate	Calculated 10-year fatal CVD risk SCORE ≥1% and <5%

Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; HeFH, heterozygous hypercholesterolemia; SCORE, Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation.