How do you calculate cardiovascular risk? ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (2013).

The ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (2013) is a tool that helps healthcare providers estimate a patient's 10-year risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which is defined as coronary death or nonfatal myocardial infarction, or fatal or nonfatal stroke.

ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (2013)

Age:

Gender: Male Female

Total Cholesterol:

HDL Cholesterol:

Systolic Blood Pressure:

Are you a smoker?

Do you have diabetes?

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Here are some benefits of using the ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (2013).

Risk Assessment: The calculator helps determine whether a patient is at high risk for cardiovascular disease, and if so, what can be done to address any cardiovascular risk factors a patient may have. Potential 

Benefit of Interventions: The new ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus includes additional capabilities to project the potential benefit of specific risk-lowering interventions such as statins, blood pressure medications, and aspirin. 

Follow-up Visits: The calculator can be used to reassess ASCVD risk at follow-up visits, which incorporates changes in risk factor levels over time and requires both initial and follow-up values. 

Overall, the ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (2013) is a useful tool for healthcare providers to estimate a patient's 10-year risk for ASCVD and to determine appropriate interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk factors.