Approved Research

10-year cardiovascular risk calculator using conventional, genetic, and social data

Lay summary

Heart attacks and strokes are big health problems around the world. They are the main reason why people die. Whether someone might get these diseases depends on different things. There are some factors that people can change. These include how much cholesterol is in your blood, blood pressure, how much you exercise, weight, educational qualifications, whether you smoke, whether you are rich or poor, and how much time you spend with friends or family.

There are also factors that people can't change. This includes age, whether you are male or female,  ethnic background, genes, and whether your family has a history of heart disease.

We will create a heart disease risk calculator. This uses information about cholesterol and blood pressure, genetic information and social factors. This tool will help predict how likely someone will get heart disease in the next ten years.

By using information about a person's genes and social background, we can make this tool more accurate than the ones we have now. Getting an accurate prediction of your risk of heart disease is vital. Knowing the risk of getting heart disease allows you and your healthcare provider to make better choices about living healthier, like changing your diet or starting new medicines.

This research could change the way we treat heart diseases. It might lead to more personal and effective ways to prevent these diseases, helping reduce how often they happen and making people healthier.