New Risk Assessment Tool May Better Predict Dynamic Risk of Heart Disease
November 5, 2016
The new tool is an extension of the ACC/AHA ASCVD Risk Estimator
Washington, D.C. – A new assessment tool—the Million Hearts® Model Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment tool—funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association— is designed to help predict the 10-year risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASVCD) and how that risk may change over time as preventive treatments are initiated.
The tool is an extension of the ASCVD Pooled Cohort Equation first published in the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk.
Heart Illustration. (American Heart Association)
