CARRISMA: a new tool to improve risk stratification and guidance of patients in cardiovascular risk management in primary prevention.

Aims: Risk stratification is important for decisions about the intensity of treatment in primary prevention. Risk factors and lifestyle factors are responsible for over 80% of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, body mass index (BMI), physical activity and smoking (cigarettes/day) are not or not quantitatively represented in the risk stratification system.