ASCVD Risk Estimator
ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus
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ASCVD Risk Estimator

Try out the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Estimator below to see how it calculates the 10-year and lifetime risk for ASCVD. The ASCVD Risk Estimator was created by the ACCF.

All fields are required to calculate ASCVD risk.5,a

10-Year ASCVD Risk
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Risk Factors
The 10-year risk calculator only provides 10-year risk estimates for individuals aged 40 to 79 years.
Lifetime ASCVD Risk
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Risk
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Risk Factors
The lifetime risk calculator only provides lifetime risk estimates for individuals aged 20 to 59 years.

NOTE

These estimates may underestimate the 10-year and lifetime risk for persons from some race/ethnic groups, especially American Indians, some Asian Americans (e.g., of south Asian ancestry), and some Hispanics (e.g., Puerto Ricans), and may overestimate the risk for others, including some Asian Americans (e.g., of east Asian ancestry) and some Hispanics (e.g., Mexican Americans).

Because the primary use of these risk estimates is to facilitate the very important discussion regarding risk reduction through lifestyle change, the imprecision introduced is small enough to justify proceeding with lifestyle change counseling informed by these results.

aIntended for use with patients with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol <190 mg /dL, without ASCVD, and not on cholesterol-lowering therapy.

Disclosure Regarding Risk Calculations
The results and recommendations provided by this application are not intended to, and should not, replace clinical judgment of the care provider. Further, the material is not intended to present the only, or necessarily the best, methods or procedures for the medical situation, but rather is intended to represent an approach, view, statement, or opinion.6

This calculator is the original ASCVD Risk Estimator. A more recent version of this Risk Estimator is available and can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink "ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus" below.

ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus

For certain patients, the ACCF's ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus may be a more appropriate risk calculator. This version combines the original ASCVD Risk Estimator with the 2016 Million Hearts Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool. With the same functionalities as the original ASCVD Risk Estimator, it provides sex- and race-specific estimates of the 10-year or lifetime percentage risk for ASCVD-defined as coronary death or nonfatal MI, or fatal or nonfatal stroke.

The calculator takes into account age, sex, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and whether the patient has diabetes, is taking medication for hypertension, or is a smoker. It also includes additional capabilities to estimate and track change in risk over time, forecast potential benefit of specific risk-lowering interventions, and calculate initial 10-year ASCVD risk for patients who have already initiated statin therapy.5,7,8