TY - JOUR T1 - Estimation of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients in primary care. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 127 LP - 128 VL - 50 IS - 451 AU - A A Montgomery AU - T Fahey AU - C MacKintosh AU - D J Sharp AU - T J Peters Y1 - 2000/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/50/451/127.abstract N2 - Assessment of absolute cardiovascular risk is a rational method of managing hypertension. General practitioners and practice nurses were asked to estimate absolute risk in a group of elderly hypertensive patients during clinical practice. Risk was correctly estimated in 21% of patients, underestimated in 63% of patients, and overestimated in 16% of patients. Unless primary health care professionals use cardiovascular risk charts or tables, treatment decisions in primary care may not be made against realistic estimates of patients' susceptibility to cardiovascular disease. ER -