Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. More than 99% of people who suffer a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure have at least one risk factor ...

Many risk assessment systems and algorithms used by physicians vastly overestimate the likelihood a patient has of having a heart attack, according to a new study conducted by researchers from several ...

The new American Heart Association PREVENTTM risk calculator estimates the 10- and 30-year risk of total cardiovascular disease for people aged 30 years and older. The calculator estimates the risk of ...

A new 30-year heart risk calculator is reshaping how adults think about cardiovascular health. Designed for people aged 30 to 59, it offers a longer view of potential danger, urging earlier lifestyle ...

Dropping the current calculator for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment—the pooled cohort equations (PCEs)—and adopting the American Heart Association’s PREVENT calculator ...

“This calculator is about clarity, efficiency, user-friendliness, and access to everyone,” says Dr. Jessica Moffatt, Vice-President of Programs, Public Affairs and Research at LHF. “It helps both ...

DALLAS, TX – Is the new calculator for assessing the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease flawed, as suggested by a recent news article, or does it work exactly as the committee ...

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A new risk calculator accurately estimated the likelihood of adults developing dementia within ten years after a stroke, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke ...

Having additional knowledge can never be a bad thing, especially when it comes to detecting breast cancer. St. Clair Health announced it is providing the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator, a ...