Men Can now avail a free 10 year General cardiovascular risk score if they choose to. Please send the following information with name with message to me directly from the circle or at endyourillness@gmail.com (please do not post your reports on the reply to this post). Click on the “Read More”and send us the information in the content space that opens up below.
Age
Systolic blood pressure ???
Total cholesterol ???
HDL cholesterol ???
On blood pressure medication ???
Cigarette smoker ???
Diabetes present ???
This calculator is mainly applied to men who have had no prior history of cardiovascular disease.
A person with cardiovascular disease is someone who has (now or in the past) blocked coronary arteries, a heart attack, a stroke or blocked carotid arteries, peripheral arterial disease (blocked arteries to the legs), or heart failure.
Systolic blood pressure is the top number (eg, 120 if blood pressure is 120/80).
HDL: High-density lipoprotein.
References
D’Agostino RB Sr, Vasan RS, Pencina MJ, et. al. General Cardiovascular Risk Profile for Use in Primary Care. The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation. 2008 Jan 22.
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