What is a normal lifetime risk % for cardiovascular disease?

The goal of this activity is to provide clinicians with the latest information on estimating lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease, with a focus on identifying and managing .... read more

1 in 6 is average, but you can better understand your own risk by looking at your risk factors. The National Institutes of Health has a nice calculator that will tell you your risk for having cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. read more

For this reason, Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, and colleagues at the Department of Preventive Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, promote the concept of lifetime risk estimation for cardiovascular disease (CVD). read more

Your risk for heart disease increases as you age, regardless of your other risk factors. The risk increases for men after the age of 45 and for women after the age of 55, or after menopause. The hormone estrogen is thought to help protect the heart. read more