The PREVENT Risk Calculator: A New Equation for Predicting Heart Health - Frankly Speaking Ep 405

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
 
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Overview: Explore the American Heart Association’s (AHA) newly validated risk calculator, designed to assess the likelihood of cardiovascular disease and heart failure in patients aged 30-79 years. Hear which risk factors are included, why they matter, and how this tool can enhance your preventive care strategies in primary care practice.

Episode resource links:

• Hypertension. 2024;81:00–00. DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22998.)
• https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067626
• The calculator: https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/prevent-calculator

Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP 

Music Credit: Matthew Bugos

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