Links to heart disease risk calculators

Links to heart disease risk calculators Guide picks


U.S News risk calculator This is a simple, 7 question risk calculator based on the famous Framingham study. It applies only to individuals aged 30 - 74, and yields your 10-year risk of developing heart disease. The MCW Risk Calculator This is a somewhat more detailed version of a risk calculator based on the Framingham study The Healing Hearts calculator This one also seems to be based on Framingham, but gives a graphical output, and allows you to compare your risk to a target population A calculator from Heart Risk Evaluations A one-page, but still thorough, heart risk calculator. The Med-Decisions risk calculator Developed by a medical researcher and author, this calculator not only figures your risk, but also makes recommendations on how to reduce it.

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