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ASCVD-DM Subscore Calculator

  • Age (years)
  • Sex (1 = Male, 0 = Female)
  • Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
  • HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
  • Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
  • On Antihypertensive Treatment (1 = Yes, 0 = No)
  • Smoking Status (1 = Current Smoker, 0 = Non-Smoker)
  • Diabetes Duration (years)
  • ASCVD-DM Subscore: Explanation and Clinical Context
    The ASCVD-DM Subscore is a clinical tool designed to estimate the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) specifically in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    It incorporates traditional ASCVD risk factors such as age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive treatment, smoking status, and diabetes duration.
    The calculated subscore provides clinicians with a quantitative estimate of cardiovascular risk, facilitating individualized preventive strategies, lifestyle interventions, and pharmacologic therapy.
    A higher score indicates greater risk, emphasizing the need for aggressive risk factor modification.

    Reference:
    Einarson TR, et al. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Type 2 Diabetes: ASCVD-DM Subscore. Diabetes Care. 2021;44(6):1371-1381. doi:10.2337/dc20-1234

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