Targeted case-finding for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention may be preferable to universal screening. Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) has recommended that identification of high-risk individuals is needed. In this study, probable CVD risk in patients within the 40-70 years age range who were not on the CHD, Diabetes and Stroke registers and who were not already receiving statins was analysed using a predictive software toolkit which utilised the ASSIGN risk calculator. This programme effectively identified a patient population with a probable high 10-year CVD risk requiring intervention for CVD prevention after clinical assessment.
