Limited data suggest that systematic risk assessment for CVD has no statistically significant effects on clinical endpoints .
There is limited evidence to suggest that CVD systematic risk assessment may have some favourable effects on cardiovascular risk factors .
BACKGROUND Screening programmes can potentially identify people at high cardiovascular risk and reduce cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) morbidity and mortality .
However , there is currently not enough evidence showing clear clinical or economic benefits of systematic screening-like programmes over the widely practised opportunistic risk assessment of CVD in primary care setting s. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness , costs and adverse effects of systematic risk assessment compared to opportunistic risk assessment for the primary prevention of CVD .
Preventing cardiovascular disease in women: an intervention-control randomized study.
This 1-year , group-r and omized , intervention-control study looked at the effectiveness of a primary prevention , community-based program for reducing  cardiovascular ( CV ) risk factors in women . Women between the ages of 20 and 50 were recruited through community contacts , including religious and academic institutions , health clinics , and large local employers in the Duluth , Minnesota , and Superior , Wisconsin , area . All study activities took place in neighborhood places of worship . Screenings at baseline and 12 months included physical and laboratory measurements  addressing  CV risk factors  and assessment of the women 's knowledge about CV disease in women . All participants received an individualized review of their CV risk factors and recommendations for modifying them , along with educational literature about CV disease in women . The control group had limited follow-up compared with the intervention group , who participated in general CV health classes and received a follow-up phone call and information about health re sources . The study showed that education and one-on-one follow-up significantly change behavior . Comprehensive community-based screening and individualized review decrease women 's risk for CV disease
Limited data suggest that systematic risk assessment for CVD has no statistically significant effects on clinical endpoints .
There is limited evidence to suggest that CVD systematic risk assessment may have some favourable effects on cardiovascular risk factors .
BACKGROUND Screening programmes can potentially identify people at high cardiovascular risk and reduce cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) morbidity and mortality .
However , there is currently not enough evidence showing clear clinical or economic benefits of systematic screening-like programmes over the widely practised opportunistic risk assessment of CVD in primary care setting s. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness , costs and adverse effects of systematic risk assessment compared to opportunistic risk assessment for the primary prevention of CVD .