Chart 1.2.
Individuals with high cardiovascular risk according to the Department of Atherosclerosis of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology7
| • Men with overall risk score > 20% |
| • Women with overall risk score > 10% |
| • Subclinical atherosclerosis documented by: |
| - Carotid ultrasound with the presence of plaque |
| - ABI < 0.9 |
| - CACS > 100 Agatston U |
| - Atherosclerotic plaques in coronary computed tomography angiography |
| • Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| • CKD defined by Glomerular Filtration Rate < 60 mL/min in the non-dialysis stage |
| • Patients with LDL-c ≥ 190 mg/dL |
| • Type 1 or 2 diabetes, with LDL-c between 70 and 189 mg/dL, and presence of RS* or SAD** |
ABI: Ankle-Brachial Index; CACS: Coronary Artery Calcium Score; CKD: chronic kidney disease; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; RS: Risk Stratifiers; SAD: Subclinical Atherosclerotic Disease.
Age ≥ 48 years in men and ≥ 54 years in women; time to diabetes diagnosis > 10 years; family history of premature CVD (< 55 years for men and < 65 years for women) in first degree relative; smoking (at least one cigarette in the previous month); systemic arterial hypertension; metabolic syndrome, according to the International Diabetes Federation; albuminuria > 30 mg/g creatinine and/or retinopathy; glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min.
Carotid ultrasound with presence of plaque > 1.5 mm; ABI < 0.9; coronary calcium score > 10 Agatston units; atherosclerotic plaques in coronary computed tomography angiography; LDL-c between 70 and 189 mg/dL, with overall risk score > 20% for males and > 10% for females.