OBJECTIVES: BELGICA-STROKE is a longitudinal study to enhance the use of online @entity65 prediction scores based on the SCORE 10-year risk estimates for fatal @entity65 (adapted for Belgium) and the Framingham 10-year @entity64 risk and to evaluate their impact on the @entity65 profile of @entity101 @entity1 . Methods and baseline characteristics are described here. DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter study in primary care. METHODS: General practitioners (N   =   810) recruited consecutive @entity101 @entity1 aged >40 years who were not at blood pressure goal and assessed them every 4 months. The estimated 10-year risks for fatal @entity65 and @entity64 were available on a secured, specially designed study website. The calculated risk profile of a @entity1 was modifiable by adding treatment goals in order to increase awareness and motivation of both physician and @entity1 . An automated feedback on goal-level attainment and both @entity65 scores was provided. RESULTS: Mean age of the 15,744 @entity1 was 66.3 years: 51.9% were @entity1 , 77.8% had excess weight, 19.4% were smokers, and 25.9% had @entity6 . Left ventricle hypertrophy was present in 20.0%, @entity955 in 5.8%. Mean blood pressure was 153.8/88.2   mmHg, mean @entity165 211.5   mg/dl. Most @entity1 (89.2%) received antihypertensive medication, of which 36.9% was monotherapy. Mean estimated 10-year @entity64 risk was 19.1%, and mean estimated 10-year fatal @entity65 risk 5.9%. CONCLUSIONS: The 10-year estimated @entity64 and fatal @entity65 risks were moderate to high in @entity101 @entity1 not at goal blood pressure, emphasizing the importance of global @entity65 factor assessment.

XXXX and @entity64 risk assessment study: methods and baseline data of the BELGICA-STROKE STUDY.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular disease', 'cardiovascular risk'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity65 :: (MESH:D002318,Disease) :: ['Belgian global implementation of cardiovascular']
