Use our Heart Risk Calculator to help you determine your risk of a heart attack within the next 10 years. The calculator only estimates your risk as there can be many other contributing factors affecting your heart health.
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The heart risk calculator can be used to assess your risk of having a heart attack within the next 10 years. Please note that this calculation is an estimate only - please see your doctor for an accurate diagnosis as there may be other contributing risk factors.
Please Note:
To complete this test you will require information on:
If you do not have this information available, please make an appointment with your primary health care provider.
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If you do not have this information available it is not possible to complete the heart risk calculator.
Please make an appointment with your primary health care provider to check your total cholesterol level, HDC (good) cholesterol level and blood pressure. This information will help give a more accurate calculation of your heart risk.
If you would like to know more about maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle, please visit HealthByte, the health and wellness blog from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
This assessment should take no more than 3 minutes to complete
Select your age group:
Total cholesterol is the sum of all the cholesterol in your blood. The higher your total cholesterol, the greater your risk for heart disease.
Select your total cholesterol level:
High density lipoprotein (HDL) is the ‘good’ cholesterol. HDL carries cholesterol in the blood from other parts of the body back to the liver, which leads to its removal from the body. So, HDL helps keep cholesterol from building up in the walls of the arteries.
Select your good cholesterol level:
Blood pressure is typically recorded as two numbers. The top number represents your systolic blood pressure, it is also the higher of the two numbers. It measures the pressure in the arteries when your heart beats.
Select your systolic pressure level:
High Risk
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High Risk: A greater than 20% risk that you will develop a heart attack or die from coronary disease in the next 10 years. This risk can be reduced by addressing and managing your risk factors with the help of your doctor.
Intermediate Risk
Intermediate Risk: A 10 to 20% risk that you will develop a heart attack or die from coronary disease in the next 10 years. This risk can be reduced by addressing and managing your risk factors with the help of your doctor.
Low Risk
Low Risk: Less than 10% risk that you will develop a heart attack or die from coronary disease in the next 10 years. Continue to manage your risk factors and visit your doctor regularly to assess your risk.
These risk categories are based on guidelines established by the National Cholesterol Education Program.
Important note
The presence of any cardiovascular disease risk factor, including a family history of cardiovascular disease, requires appropriate attention because a single risk factor may mean that you have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the long run, even if the 10-year risk does not appear to be high.
This information is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider for advice about a specific medical condition.
Source: Used with permission from the National Cholesterol Education Program, Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III), National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm
Additional Reference: Wilson PWF, et al. Prediction of coronary heart disease using risk factor categories. Circulation 1998. 97(18):1837-1847.
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