A Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA reveals that 14% of U.S. adults aged 30 to 59 have a high risk for cardiovascular disease over a 30-year outlook. Author Sadiya Khan emphasizes a shift from traditional 10-year risk assessments to longer-term evaluations. With over 28 million U.S. adults affected by cardiovascular disease, the study underscores the necessity for primary care to adopt comprehensive long-term risk evaluations, especially as risks may begin in younger populations. The research used the American Heart Association's PREVENT model to analyze the data from more than 9,700 participants.
The findings emphasize the importance of calculating both short-term and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease in young adults in primary care settings, said Sadiya Khan.
While short-term or 10-year risk has been our standard of care, this analysis reflects an important shift in preventive cardiology and helps to raise public awareness.
More than 28 million U.S. adults currently have cardiovascular disease, according to recent data from the American Heart Association, a figure that is expected to increase.
The investigators calculated 10-year and 30-year cardiovascular disease risk in adults ages 30 to 59 years using the American Heart Association's Predicting Risk of CVD EVENTs (PREVENT) model.
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