Originally Posted By: hatt
I can't make this any clearer. If the Harvard article is wrong then state that and post the corrected information with a link.
You are correct. There are other sources (Mayo Clinic, and American Heart) that say it differently. They indicate :
Mayo- "People who have a higher 10-year risk of heart attack. This group includes people who have an LDL above 100 mg/dL (1.8 mmol/L) and whose 10-year risk of a heart attack is 7.5 percent or higher."
American Heart "People without cardiovascular disease who are 40 to 75 years old and have a 7.5 percent or higher risk for heart attack or stroke within 10 years."
USPSTF (Draft)- They have a calculated 10-year risk of a cardiovascular event of 10% or greater
Cardiosmart.org- Above a certain likelihood of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years (7.5% or higher) and are between 40 and 75 years of age
Harvard-anyone with a greater than 7.5% chance of having a heart attack or stroke or developing other form of cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years.
John Hopkins The guidelines recommend “considering” preventive therapy in those whose 10-year risk score for suffering a heart attack or stroke is 7.5 percent or higher, but they leave a lot of room for variation, the authors of the report say.
American College of Cardiology - Patients without diabetes, 40 to 75 years of age, with an estimated 10-year ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease)(risk ≥ 7.5%
Its important to note although the wording of #4 is different they all say the same thing. The point is that
Risk calculated to a specific criteria are required in folks between the ages of 40 to 75 that do not have diabetes:
These guideliones are calculated here:
http://professional.heart.org/profession...-Guidelines.jsp
My wife gets her cholesterol taken this thurs and sees her Doc next Wed. I will post the exact numbers for her, and exactly that the risk numbers are and how exactly they got them. This should be the latest set of recommendations and a real life recommendation. Hopefully that will clear up some fairy tales (one way or another)
As I said when I was 69 my overall risk was 15% I WAS 229/59 I am now 172/67 all Total/HD
I take 20 mg astorvastatin daily. Cost dropped from $3/month to 0$ month. True miracle for me.