Patient data mining for cardiology screening

A coronary heart disease screening system comprising:

• a first database including a plurality of structured computerized patient records;
• a second database including a knowledge base relating to coronary heart disease, the second database including at least one test for determining coronary heart disease risk wherein the at least one test includes a plurality of data fields relating to coronary risk factors;
• and
• a processor for retrieving the at least one test from the second database, populating the data fields of the at least one test with patient information retrieved from the first database and calculating a risk assessment for at least one patient.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for screening for coronary heart disease, the method steps comprising:

• retrieving a test for assessing risk of coronary heart disease, the test including a plurality of data fields relating to coronary risk factors;
• accessing a database to populate the data fields of the test with patient information of an individual patient, the database including computerized patient records;
• and
• calculating a risk assessment of the individual patient developing coronary heart disease.