In the long term, diabetes is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. In many cases diabetes is not the only risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other factors like blood fats and smoking are additionally increasing the risk profile.
Assessing the risk profile is the first important step to learn about the risk for cardiovascular disease and to eventually suffer from a heart attack. Click here to start our interactive risk checker and feel free to "play" with the different parameters to learn more about their impact to the total cardiovascular risk.
Assessing the risk profile is the first important step to learn about the risk for cardiovascular disease and to eventually suffer from a heart attack. Click here to start our interactive risk checker and feel free to "play" with the different parameters to learn more about their impact to the total cardiovascular risk.
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What is the scientific background?
The CHD-Task Force is an international foundation of leading medical experts for the prevention of coronary heart disease. The CHD-Task Force has developed the PROCAM risk score and provides an arithmetical algorithm that has been used to develop the risk checker.
Note:
Please note that this risk assessment is in no way a substitute for consulting a physician and is not to give you any medical advice. Please read our Disclaimer before using this interactive risk checker.
Please note that - though the risk checker is based on approved scientific evidence - interpretation of individual results has to be performed by a trained physician. The intention of this risk checker among others is to inform about risks in personal health profiles.
The CHD-Task Force is an international foundation of leading medical experts for the prevention of coronary heart disease. The CHD-Task Force has developed the PROCAM risk score and provides an arithmetical algorithm that has been used to develop the risk checker.
Note:
Please note that this risk assessment is in no way a substitute for consulting a physician and is not to give you any medical advice. Please read our Disclaimer before using this interactive risk checker.
Please note that - though the risk checker is based on approved scientific evidence - interpretation of individual results has to be performed by a trained physician. The intention of this risk checker among others is to inform about risks in personal health profiles.
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