A Framingham score shows the risk of developing heart disease over the next 10 years. The score is calucalted based on risk factors identified in a large, long-term study which began in 1948. It is considered a reliable, accurate benchmark for assessing cardiovascular risk in the general population.

The Framingham Risk Score allows physicians to predict 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in patients without overt CHD. It was developed in 1998 from a middle-aged white population sample, and has subsequently been validated across different populations.

The Framingham Heart Study developed several risk models to predict the risk of cardiovascular events. The most updated model developed from the Framingham Heart Study Cohort was the Framingham model published in 2008 to predict the CVD risks in general population over the next 10 years for use in primary care 1.