Other professional societies have incorporated some of these alternative validated risk scores into their lipid management guidelines or have considered different risk thresholds for preventive interventions.155 160 Although slight differences exist across organizational guidelines, they are all very similar in their overarching goal of matching the intensity of preventive therapies to absolute (generally 10-y) risk of the patient.155 160 Clinical Recommendations 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines4 Recommendation for Screening and Management of CVD Risk (Guideline Section 2.4) 1. Screening for and management of other modifiable CVD risk factors are recommended in adults with hypertension.141,142 (Class 1, Level of Evidence: B-NR) 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease14 Recommendation for ASCVD Risk Assessment (Section 2.2, 2019 Prevention Guideline) For adults 40 to 75 y of age, clinicians should routinely assess traditional cardiovascular risk factors and calculate 10-y risk of ASCVD by using the pooled cohort equations (PCE).139,140,146 (Class 1, Level of Evidence: B-NR) ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BP, blood pressure; CDU, care delivery unit; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EHR, electronic health record; HBP, high blood pressure; MI, myocardial infarction; PCE, pooled cohort equations; QCDR, Qualified Clinical Data Registry; and SBP, systolic blood pressure. 35 Appendix A. 