1. Advice from the app is derived from the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, the 2018 ACC/AHA et. al Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol, the 2017 ACC/AHA et. al Guideline on High Blood Pressure in Adults, the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk, and the 2016 Million Hearts Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool user guide.
2. The updated ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus uses up to date science and user feedback to help a clinician and patient build a customized risk lowering plan by estimating and monitoring change in 10-year ASCVD risk.
3. They are not meant to represent the only or best course of care, or replace clinical judgment.
4. The information and recommendations in this app are meant to support clinical decision making.
5. Therapeutic options should be determined after discussion between the patient and their care provider.
1. Easy usevery useful and practicalI have just calculated the same risk in heart disease calculator and got 6.5% risk, so I am not sure which is which especially on the basis of evidence based medicine, nevertheless I am trusting ACC (American College of Cardiology)excellent app.
2. It makes clinical decisions making about staying therapy more straightforward and some patients enjoy seeing theur numbers.
3. I like the part that emails the result adding more detailed patient education with continuing it being up to date woukd be greatThe app is useless.
4. However, there is this REALLY annoying aspect of the app where when you scroll - especially when your thumb is over a selectable item such as race - it clicks and changes your previous selection.
5. It does not allow calculation for patients older than 59.rubbish app, it always give more than 35% for whatever value it has, everyone is high riskVery informative.
6. If the app developers fix that it would be a 10/10 app.helpful! wish there were checkboxes for "risk enhancers", specifically HIV.
7. otherwise, it's great!Great app thanks a lot very helpful for patients.
8. It makes navigating the app really difficult at times.
9. I love having this app.
10. If those were there, I'd make it a 5 star rating.