Online tool post : Find out your heart age


Dated : 11-JUL-2013
Source : www.saffolalife.com

What is Heart's Age?
Did you know that your heart can actually have an age, which can be different from your actual age.

The Science behind the Heart's Age.

The Framingham Heart Study provides a quantification of the risk of cardio vascular disease in the form of the Heart's age. The objective is to guide people in preventive heart care*.

What are its implications?

Knowing your Heart's age can help you take the right action to keep your heart young. Many factors affecting your Heart's age are within your control. Your choice of a heart-healthy lifestyle can go a long way in making sure your heart stays young.

Disclaimer:
This calculator is only meant for people who do not suffer from cardiovascular diseases at the present such as heart attack, stroke, angina, heart surgery.

The calculator is not applicable for pregnant and lactating women.

The calculator might underestimate the heart disease risk for women.
Heart Age is a translation of the well established Framingham risk score. 

This study was conducted on a sample size which included individuals 30 years or above because they were considered to be the appropriate target population to develop cardiovascular risk
The heart age tool is an empirical tool meant to be used as a simple guideline. It is neither a prescriptive nor a diagnostic tool. It is not a substitute for doctor's advice. You should always consult your doctor for a medical advice before changing your diet, exercise or any other factor affecting your heart.
Giving us accurate information about yourself will enable us to tell you what your relevant heart age is. Therefore it is important for you to enter accurate details about your health as the results will be true to the answers submitted. 

In the absence of accurate information the tool will only estimate your heart age based on empirical formulas and thus is to be considered only as a directional tool.
*Source of the Tool: General Cardiovascular Risk Profile for Use in Primary Care: The Framingham Heart Study . Ralph B. D'Agostino, Sr, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Michael J. Pencina, Philip A. Wolf, Mark Cobain, Joseph M. Massaro and William B. Kannel. Circulation 2008; 117; 743-753; originally published online Jan 22, 2008. Circulation is published by the American Heart Association.



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