8 Understanding the PREVENT 10-Year Risk Estimate The PREVENT online calculator provides a 10-year risk estimate, a practical, intuitive way to communicate a patient’s short-term likelihood of developing CVD, ASCVD or HF. The risk estimate reflects the likelihood that someone with similar risk factors will develop the specified cardiovascular outcome over the next 10 years. For example, using PREVENT-CVD, if a patient’s estimated 10-year risk of CVD is calculated to be 4.2%, approximately four out of 100 people like this patient will likely develop CVD over the next 10 years. Patient Explainer: 10-Year Risk The PREVENT equations make short-term risk easier for patients to understand. As an example, here is a patientfriendly way to explain the 10-year risk estimate to a patient with a 4.2% estimated 10-year risk of CVD: “Out of 100 people like you, with similar risk factors, approximately four will develop CVD in the next 10 years.” Understanding the PREVENT 30-Year Risk Estimate The PREVENT online calculator presents the 30-year risk estimate as a percentage, which helps communicate a patient’s long-term likelihood of developing CVD, ASCVD or HF. This risk estimate reflects the likelihood that a person with similar risk factors will develop the specified cardiovascular outcome over the next 30 years. For example, an individual with a 30-year PREVENT-CVD of 23.0% indicates that 23 out of 100 people similar to this patient will likely develop CVD in the next 30 years. The long-term view is especially powerful for younger adults — those in their 30s or early 40s whose 10-year risk may be low, but whose 30-year estimate reveals meaningful opportunities for early prevention discussions. By illustrating risk across decades, the PREVENT 30-Year Risk Estimate helps patients understand how early action today may change their future health. Patient Explainer: 30-Year Risk Here’s a patient-friendly way to explain the 30-year risk to a patient with a 23.0% estimated 30-year risk of CVD. “Out of 100 people like you, with similar risk factors, about 23 will develop CVD in the next 30 years.” PREVENT Risk Calculator for Primary Care WEBINAR/TUTORIAL: Implementing the PREVENT Equations Into Your Workflow Use the PREVENT online calculator during visits with adults aged 30 to 79 years without CVD. After inputting all required fields and, if clinically indicated, optional patient data, the PREVENT calculator will estimate 10- and 30-year risk, PREVENT risk percentile and PREVENTAge to translate risk into an intuitive concept for patients and provide an opportunity to strengthen engagement and long-term prevention planning.
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