This tool is used for estimating your 10-year Risk of having a heart attack. Risk score is for estimating the probability of cardiovascular disease for individuals who have not already developed major atherosclerotic disease.
Cardiovascular disease is a term that refers to more than one disease of the circulatory system including the heart and blood vessels, whether the blood vessels are affecting the lungs, the brain, kidneys or other parts of the body. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in adult men and women.