GE CASE V6.7 User Manual

Revision C CASE B-11
2060290-201
Miscellaneous: Risk Factors
Risk Factors
According to the "Instructions of Using Coronary Risk and Stroke Risk
Prediction Charts and Worksheet" proposed by the American Heart
Association (AHA) (see also Physician’ s Guide to GE Stress Systems) the
system automatically calculates the risk factors for coronary heart
disease and myocardial infarction. If an input value is unknown or out-
of-range, the system uses the following risk factor values:
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Values for Unknown or Out-of range Parameters
Parameter Value Value Used
Age (female) unknown unknown
< 30 years
> 74 years
40
30
74
Age (male) unknown unknown
< 30 years
> 74 years
33
30
74
Age (gender unknown) all values 33
HDL-Cholesterol unknown
< 25
> 96
50
25
96
Total-Cholesterol unknown
< 139
> 330
199
139
330
Systolic Blood Pressure unknown
< 98
> 185
120
98
185
Smoker unknown no
Diabetic (male or female) unknown no
Diabetic (gender unknown) all values no
ECG-LVH (ECG indicative of left-ventricular
hypertrophy)
unknown no

GE CASE V6.7 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	CASE V6.7
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English