Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care: an electronic health record study.

It is known that patients with chest pain without a recognized cause are at increased risk of future cardiovascular events (for example, heart disease) and so this study aimed to find out whether those patients at greatest risk could be determined using information in their health records. It is possible to accurately estimate a person's risk of future cardiovascular events using the information entered into their health records, and this risk can be estimated using only a small number of factors.Patients at highest risk could now be targeted for management to help prevent future cardiovascular events.