How the Calculator Works
The ASCVD Risk Calculator is based on the 2013 ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations, the standard clinical tool used by cardiologists and primary care physicians to guide statin therapy decisions.
It estimates the probability of a first major atherosclerotic cardiovascular event — defined as a non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease death, or fatal/non-fatal stroke — over 10 years.
Risk Categories
- Low: <5% — Lifestyle modification focus
- Borderline: 5%–7.4% — Risk-benefit discussion
- Intermediate: 7.5%–19.9% — Moderate-intensity statin therapy
- High: ≥20% — High-intensity statin therapy
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