TY - JOUR T1 - ASsessing predictive performance beyond the framingham risk score AU - Cook NR, Moons KM, Harrell FE Y1 - 2010/04/14 N1 - 10.1001/jama.2010.389 JO - JAMA SP - 1368 EP - 1369 VL - 303 IS - 14 N2 - To the Editor: The article by Dr Tzoulaki and colleagues1 provided a systematic overview of studies aiming to improve the FRS for cardiovascular disease. The authors appropriately pointed out several areas for improvement and provided an assessment of adherence to proposed criteria for such studies. We have additional considerations for consistency with recent recommendations in the field of prediction research, including a scientific statement by the American Heart Association.2 SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.389 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.389 ER -