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Are you at Risk ?
CALCULATING
YOUR RISK
Risk
assessment tools calculate your level of risk of having
a heart attack or dying from heart disease. Most are
based on the famous public health study called the
Framingham Study which helped identify common traits and
characteristics that play a part in the development of
heart disease.
These characteristics include:
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Smoking |
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High Blood Pressure |
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High Cholesterol |
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Diabetes |
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Obesity |
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To find out more about these risk factors
continue visiting us to get up to date information
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Take the test and find out if you are
at risk
This tool calculates your chances of having a heart
event within the next 10 years.
https://www.americanheart.org/gglRisk/locale/en_US/index.html?gtype=health
Before taking the
test, make sure you have the following numbers on hand—weight, blood
pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, waist measurements |
If you have been diagnosed with heart disease, or have
diabetes, you are considered high risk—and working to
get your risk factors under control will ensure that you
are better able to manage your disease.
Talk to your
doctor.
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