Know your 10-year risk of a heart attack or stroke in 2 minutes.
An educational 10-year ASCVD risk estimate using the 2013 ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations. For adults 40–79 without prior heart attack or stroke.
Model update: the 2026 ACC/AHA guideline recommends PREVENT-ASCVD for lipid treatment decisions. This tool uses the older PCE model. Use our PREVENT calculator or compare the models and limitations.
Your score is the estimated probability of a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years using the older PCE model. The three simplified bands below help explain that estimate; they are not current PREVENT treatment thresholds or medication advice.
Read the full guide to ASCVD risk score ranges and statin thresholds →
An estimated PCE risk below 5%. Low risk does not mean no risk.
Discuss prevention and follow-up with your clinician.
On the edge. Family history, high LDL, or chronic inflammation tip the decision.
Discuss lifestyle and whether a statin makes sense.
An estimated PCE risk of at least 7.5%. This score alone cannot decide treatment.
Ask for an assessment using current guidance.
This calculator uses the ASCVD Pooled Cohort Equations published by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association in 2013. It does not calculate PREVENT risk or diagnose current symptoms.
It combines your sex, age, race, cholesterol, blood pressure, and three yes/no factors into a single 10-year probability. Nothing you type is stored — the calculation runs in your browser.
Read the full methodologyThis tool uses the older 2013 Pooled Cohort Equations for adults 40–79 without prior cardiovascular disease. The model may overestimate risk in some contemporary populations, and accuracy varies across populations. It is an educational estimate, not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation.
This site calculates the older Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE), not PREVENT. The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guideline recommends PREVENT-ASCVD for risk assessment to guide primary-prevention lipid treatment decisions. Ask your clinician which assessment applies to you; the two models and their treatment thresholds are not interchangeable.
No. This tool estimates PRIMARY prevention risk. If you've already had a heart attack, stroke, stent, or coronary bypass, your care plan should be built around secondary-prevention guidance, not this score.
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The Pooled Cohort Equations were not derived on people outside 40–79, so the estimate isn't reliable there. Under 40, your 10-year risk is almost always low even with risk factors — the more useful conversation is lifetime risk. Over 79, a physician should weigh the score against your overall health.
See the 10-year risk ranges, an example chart by age, and how the score relates to statins and PREVENT.
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