TY - JOUR
T1 - Criteria for evaluation of novel markers of cardiovascular risk
T2 - A scientific statement from the American heart association
AU - Hlatky, Mark A.
AU - Greenland, Philip
AU - Arnett, Donna K.
AU - Ballantyne, Christie M.
AU - Criqui, Michael H.
AU - Elkind, Mitchell S V
AU - Go, Alan S.
AU - Harrell, Frank E.
AU - Howard, Barbara V.
AU - Howard, Virginia J.
AU - Hsue, Priscilla Y.
AU - Kramer, Christopher M.
AU - McConnell, Joseph P.
AU - Normand, Sharon Lise T
AU - O'Donnell, Christopher J.
AU - Smith, Sidney C.
AU - Wilson, Peter W F
PY - 2009/5/5
Y1 - 2009/5/5
N2 - There is increasing interest in utilizing novel markers of cardiovascular disease risk, and consequently, there is a need to assess the value of their use. This scientific statement reviews current concepts of risk evaluation and proposes standards for the critical appraisal of risk assessment methods. An adequate evaluation of a novel risk marker requires a sound research design, a representative at-risk population, and an adequate number of outcome events. Studies of a novel marker should report the degree to which it adds to the prognostic information provided by standard risk markers. No single statistical measure provides all the information needed to assess a novel marker, so measures of both discrimination and accuracy should be reported. The clinical value of a marker should be assessed by its effect on patient management and outcomes. In general, a novel risk marker should be evaluated in several phases, including initial proof of concept, prospective validation in independent populations, documentation of incremental information when added to standard risk markers, assessment of effects on patient management and outcomes, and ultimately, cost-effectiveness.
AB - There is increasing interest in utilizing novel markers of cardiovascular disease risk, and consequently, there is a need to assess the value of their use. This scientific statement reviews current concepts of risk evaluation and proposes standards for the critical appraisal of risk assessment methods. An adequate evaluation of a novel risk marker requires a sound research design, a representative at-risk population, and an adequate number of outcome events. Studies of a novel marker should report the degree to which it adds to the prognostic information provided by standard risk markers. No single statistical measure provides all the information needed to assess a novel marker, so measures of both discrimination and accuracy should be reported. The clinical value of a marker should be assessed by its effect on patient management and outcomes. In general, a novel risk marker should be evaluated in several phases, including initial proof of concept, prospective validation in independent populations, documentation of incremental information when added to standard risk markers, assessment of effects on patient management and outcomes, and ultimately, cost-effectiveness.
KW - AHA Scientific Statements
KW - Evaluation studies
KW - Models, statistical
KW - Risk assessment
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U2 - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192278
DO - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192278
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19364974
AN - SCOPUS:66349111734
VL - 119
SP - 2408
EP - 2416
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
SN - 0009-7322
IS - 17
ER -