Is the "Heart Age" Concept Helpful or Harmful Compared to Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk? An Experimental Study

Conclusions. There is no evidence that heart age motivates lifestyle change more than 5-year absolute risk in individuals with low CVD risk. Five-year absolute risk may be a better way to explain CVD risk, because it is more credible, does not inflate risk perception, and is consistent with clinical guidelines that base lifestyle and medication recommendations on absolute risk.

Source: Medical Decision Making - October 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Bonner, C., Jansen, J., Newell, B. R., Irwig, L., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Glasziou, P., Doust, J., McKinn, S., McCaffery, K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research