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Calculate Your Lifetime Risk of Heart Attack

Developed by Dr. Varshini Jayaraman,  Ph.D. | Medically Reviewed by Dr. P Manokar, MD, DM (Cardiology), FACC, FSCAI on Nov 12, 2021

There has been a surge in lifestyle diseases over the past few decades, which has heightened the risk of heart attacks. Use this calculator to estimate your lifetime risk of experiencing a heart attack. This Lifetime Risk of Heart Attack calculator is specifically designed for individuals between the ages of 30 and 74, helping them evaluate the risk of a heart attack in the next ten years and aiding in the development of a preventive and proactive heart health strategy.

Calculate Your Heart Attack Risk

Ethinicity *
Gender * Male Female
Age (yrs) *
Indicate LDL Cholesterol(mg/dl) * Below 100
100-129
130-159
160-189
190 and above
Indicate HDL Cholesterol(mg/dl) *
Below 35
35-44
45-49
50-59
60 and above
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) * Below 120
120-129
130-139
140-159
160 and above
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) * Below 80
80-84
85-89
90-99
100 and above
If you are a Diabetic, Please Click
If you are a Smoker, Please Click
If you are leading a sedentary lifestyle, Please Click
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The major risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, raised blood cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and obesity. All these factors, along with a sedentary lifestyle, have the potential to increase the risk of heart disease by many folds. Heart diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, with nearly 17 million people falling prey to them annually.

Important Facts:

It is estimated that approx. 23.6 million people will succumb to Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) by 2030.
Tobacco usage increases the risk of death due to Coronary heart disease by 2 to 3 times.
More than 50% of death of diabetic patients are attributed to cardiovascular disease.
Risk of heart diseases in women increases by 2 to 3 time after menopause. Nearly 8.6 million women meet their death due to cardiac disease annually.
Men with diabetes are at approx. five times higher risks for CVD than those without diabetes.

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References

  • WHO- Cardiovascular Diseases
    www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/index.html
  • Fact Sheet: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)www.idf.org/fact-sheets/diabetes-cvd
  • Diabetes, Other Risk Factors, and 12-Yr Cardiovascular Mortality for Men Screened in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial. Doi: 10.2337/diacare.16.2.434Diabetes Care February 1993vol. 16 no. 2 434-444

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