If you are a healthy woman without diabetes, the Reynolds Risk Score is designed to predict your risk of having a future heart attack, stroke, or other major heart disease in the next 10 years.

In addition to your age, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and whether you currently smoke, the Reynolds Risk Score uses information from two other risk factors, a blood test called hsCRP (a measure of inflammation) and whether or not either of your parents had a heart attack before they reached age 60 (a measure of genetic risk). To calculate your risk, fill in the information below with your most recent values. Click here for help filling the information.

     Age  Years
Do you currently smoke?
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)  mm/Hg
Total Cholesterol   mg/DL 
HDL or "Good" Cholesterol   mg/DL 
High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)   mg/L 
Did your Mother or Father have a heart attack before age 60 ?
How Do I Improve My Risk Factors?
There are many excellent websites that provide information on risk reduction including sites sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology . Excellent sites with information specific to women include www.GoRedForWomen.com, www.ChooseToMove.com, www.womenshealth.gov. For specific information on C-reactive protein, patient-friendly information can be obtained at crphealth.com.

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