This document discusses multivariable risk prediction for coronary artery disease. It provides background on heart disease being the leading cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly 30% of all deaths. It then discusses the Framingham study as a seminal cohort study of coronary heart disease and risk prediction models using variables like age, sex, smoking status, cholesterol levels, and other classic risk factors. It also discusses evaluating predictive models based on accuracy of discrimination and calibration, and their generalizability based on reproducibility in different populations and transportability across time and place.