Can it diagnose a heart attack risk for me personally?

No. Only a qualified clinician can interpret risk in your full medical context.

Why is age limited to 30–74?

That is the published applicability range used for this Framingham general CVD implementation.

What should I do with a high percentage?

Discuss measured values and prevention options with a healthcare professional. This tool does not prescribe treatment.

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Cardiovascular Risk Calculator

See a transparent Framingham 10-year general CVD estimate from lipids, blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes—without calling it a diagnosis.

Published 2008 coefficients

Sex-specific model

Clear educational limits

Educational Framingham general CVD 10-year risk worksheet using published 2008 coefficients. Not PCE/ASCVD clinical software and not a diagnosis.

Limitation: Educational estimate only.

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SexAge (years)Model range 30–74 years.Total cholesterol (mg/dL)HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)Blood pressure treated with medication?Current smoker?Diabetes?

How to Estimate 10-Year CVD Risk

Use recent lab and blood-pressure values from your own records.

Select sex and enter age between 30 and 74.

Not the same as PCE/ASCVD apps

Clinic tools often use ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations with race-specific terms. This page uses Framingham general CVD (2008) for a transparent educational worksheet.

What the 10-Year Risk Percentage Means

The result estimates the chance of a general cardiovascular disease event over 10 years in the Framingham model for the entered profile. It does not diagnose disease or decide therapy.

Cardiovascular Risk Examples

Midlife male nonsmoker

Entered risk factors

sex:male

ageYears:55

totalCholesterolMgDl:213

hdlCholesterolMgDl:50

systolicBpMmHg:130

bpTreated:no

smoker:no

diabetes:no

Estimated 10-year CVD risk

11.8% estimated 10-year risk

Closed-form Framingham 2008 male equation for this input set.

Same profile with smoking

Entered risk factors

sex:male

ageYears:55

totalCholesterolMgDl:213

hdlCholesterolMgDl:50

systolicBpMmHg:130

bpTreated:no

smoker:yes

diabetes:no

Estimated 10-year CVD risk

21.5% estimated 10-year risk

Same inputs with smoking raise Framingham risk to 21.5% in this worksheet.

Confirm labs with a clinician

Cholesterol and blood pressure should come from measured values, not guesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. It is an educational Framingham general CVD (2008) worksheet. Many clinics use different ASCVD software.

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Framingham General CVD Formulas

Coefficients follow D'Agostino et al., Circulation 2008, sex-specific general CVD models.

Formula

Σ βi × Xi (ln age, ln total chol, ln HDL, ln SBP, smoker, diabetes)

Linear predictor

Σ βi × Xi (ln age, ln total chol, ln HDL, ln SBP, smoker, diabetes)

10-year risk

1 − S0 ^ exp(Σβx − mean)

Scientific Background

Assumptions: inputs match the original model units and definitions; age 30–74. Limitations: not calibrated for every ancestry group the way PCE is; omits many clinical factors. NHLBI and CDC publish broader heart-disease education beyond this worksheet.

Sources & review

Cardiovascular Risk Calculator documents the references behind its formulas and assumptions. Always treat results as educational estimates, not personalized professional advice.

Last reviewed

July 22, 2026

NIH health reference
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/heart-healthy-living/risk-factors
CDC reference
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/prevention/index.html

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