About

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack).

Other CVDs include stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, abnormal heart rhythms, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, thromboembolic disease, and venous thrombosis.

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About the measurement

Cardiovascular Disease Risk is the likelihood (expressed in percentage) for you to experience a cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, or peripheral artery disease) within the next 10 years. This risk score is based upon the Framingham Method and derived from an algorithm based on data from prospective studies that followed up participants in terms of their cardiovascular health for over ten years.

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Risk Categories

Low

• 11-Year Risk (%): 0.00 to < 5.00

Low-Medium

• 11-Year Risk (%): 5.00 to < 7.50

Medium

• 11-Year Risk (%): 7.50 to < 10.00

High

• 11-Year Risk (%): 10.00 to < 20.00

Very High

• 11-Year Risk (%): 20.00 to < 100.00

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