Galen eCalcs - Calculator: ASCVD Risk

Description

The Cardiovascular (CV) Risk calculator identifies a patient's 10 year and lifetime risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This is defined by coronary death or nonfatal myocardial infarction and fatal or nonfatal stroke.

Limitations

Estimations are based on multiple populations and are applicable for White Caucasions and African Americans. For other ethnicities, it is recommended to use a different equation. The calcultor may underestimate for American Indians, South Asians and some Hispanics such as Puerto Ricans. The calculator may overestimate for Asian Americans and Mexican Americans.

Ranges

The Life Time Risk score can be calculated for patients between the ages of 20-59.

The Ten Year Risk score can be calculated for patients between the ages of 40-79.

Calculator Inputs

Input	Mapping Type	Description
Age	Demographics	Patient Age
Sex	Demographics	Patient Sex
Ethnicity	Deomgraphics	Patient Ethnicity
Total Cholesterol	Vital Signs	Patient's total cholesterol between 130-320
HDL Cholesterol	Vital Signs	Patient's HDL level between 20-100
Systolic Blood Pressure	Vital Signs	Patient's Systolic BP between acceptable ranges of 90-200
Treatment for Hypertension	Manual Input	Has the patient been treated for hypertension?
History of Diabetes	Problem	Does the patient have diabetes?
History of Smoking	Problem	Is the patient a smoker?

Calculator Outputs

Output	Mapping Type	Description
Lifetime Risk Factor	Result	The patient's numeric risk score for developing cardiovascular disease
Ten Year Risk Factor	Result	The patient's numeric risk score for developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years

References

Please note that the reference calculator is an excel document that will need to be downloaded to your PC.

http://my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/PreventionGuidelines/Prevention-Guidelines_UCM_457698_SubHomePage.jsp