My heart risk score
My heart risk score
To help you get your heart risk score, which estimates the chances of you having heart disease now and in the future, you need to know certain information under the following four main categories:
Yourself
Your age, your gender (male or female), your height and your weight. Also, if you have them, your latest blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Your heart disease family history
Have there been any of your relatives who have had heart disease? Inherited heart disease could be one of your heart disease risk factors if you answer yes to any of these:
- Did the relative have their first symptom of heart disease, such as a heart attack or stroke, at an early age?
- Is this a close relative?
- Do you have more than one relative with heart disease?
How healthy is your lifestyle
Some people have a healthy life style but most do not. Most people compromise and lead a more balanced lifestyle which includes eating a reasonably healthy heart diet, drinking some alcohol, taking some exercise and so on. Some people have an unhealthy lifestyle as they smoke, use cocaine or steroids, are stressed or do not take their medication. Some people are also exposed to environmental health issues which is often not thought of as important as one of the heart disease risk factors.
Your health
If you have already been diagnosed with:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia (cholesterol)
- History of blood clotting
- Heart arrhythmias
then these are also heart disease risk factors.
Your heart risk score
To determine your heart risk score we take each of these components of personal details, the possiblity of inherited heart disease, how healthy is your life style (or is it an unhealthy lifestyle) and any heart concerns to determine your heart disease risk factors. We have developed a sophisticated method of combining this data which has been built up over many years.
After entering this information you print your own heart risk assessment which includes your family tree, risk charts and multipage personal report. These documents will give you an answer to your ‘My heart risk score’ question but they are also designed to be shared with others including your physician or other health care professional.
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This is part of the MyHeartRisk (My Heart Risk) series on how to prevent heart disease including:
- Obesity and heart disease
- BMI and heart disease
- Family history of heart disease
- How is your heart like your car?
- Your heart disease risk calculator and report writer
- Heart attack risk
MyHeartRisk mission: To help users better understand their personal heart disease risk factors and how to advocate for themselves with their health care providers for a more healthy and potentially longer life. To ask the question ‘What is my heart risk’ and get not only a personalized response but to have a partner on the road to improved health and longevity.
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