Are you at risk of having a heart attack?
We have created a tool for you to learn about the possible risk of heart attack over the next ten years. In order to estimate the risk you must know your Cholesterol level, LDL and HDL along with your blood pressure. Your GP will be happy to provide you with this information.

Please note that this tool is only for education purposes. Results provided by this tool are dependent on many factors & may not reflect the true picture.

This calculator is based upon a 1991 update of the Framingham coronary prediction algorithm which provides estimates of total CHD risk (risk of developing one of the following: angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, or coronary disease death) over the course of 10 years. Relative risk for CHD is estimated by comparison to low risk Framingham participants.

In order to maintain the good levels of accuracy there are few limitations to the use of this calculator:

•	The risk estimation is only for persons without known heart disease between the age of 30-74 years.
•	The calculation only predicts coronary heart disease, not other heart and vascular diseases.
•	The risk calculation is based on all Caucasian data, therefore results may not fit other population groups.
•	The risk estimates are for developing CHD within a 10-year time period. This risk score may not adequately reflect the long-term or lifetime CHD risk of young adults.
•	The presence of any CHD risk factor requires appropriate attention because a single risk factor may confer a high risk for CHD in the long run, even if the 10-year risk does not appear to be high.
•	Since age is a prominent determinant of the CHD risk score, the 10-year hazards of CHD are, on average, higher in older persons. Relative risk estimates (risk in comparison with low risk individuals) may be more useful than absolute risk estimates in the elderly.
•	The score derived from this algorithm should not be used in place of a medical examination.