The Claim
In adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the Framingham Risk Score and Pooled Cohort Equation exhibit poor discrimination for cardiovascular events, with C-statistics of 0.58 and 0.60 respectively, and systematically overpredict risk in high-risk deciles and underpredict risk in low-risk deciles, indicating inadequate risk stratification performance.
What the research says
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In people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, two commonly used heart disease risk calculators—Framingham Risk Score and Pooled Cohort Equation—do not accurately identify who will have a cardiovascular event. They overestimate risk in high-risk groups and underestimate risk in low-risk groups.
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In adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the Framingham Risk Score and Pooled Cohort Equation poorly discriminate individuals who will experience cardiovascular events, with C-statistics of 0.58 and 0.60 respectively, and significantly misestimate risk across the population, overpredicting in high-risk deciles and underpredicting in low-risk deciles, indicating current tools are inadequate for this population.
Fat buildup in the liver changes how the body processes fats and triggers chronic inflammation, which affects blood vessels and heart function in ways that standard risk calculators don't account for, leading to wrong predictions about who will have a heart event.
What the research says
1 studyFor people with MASLD, standard heart risk calculators are like broken thermometers—they often say someone is at high risk when they’re not, and low risk when they actually are. This study proves these tools don’t work well for this group.
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