Mayo Clinic Health Manager

Get free personalized health guidance for you and your family.

Get Started

Free

E-Newsletter

Subscribe to receive the latest updates on health topics. About our newsletters

  • Housecall
  • Alzheimer's caregiving
  • Living with cancer

Heart disease risk calculator

By Mayo Clinic staff

References
  1. Third report of the expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (adult treatment panel III). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol. Accessed Nov. 16, 2008.
  2. 2004 Surgeon General's report — The health consequences of smoking: Within 20 minutes of quitting. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/posters/20mins.htm. Accessed Nov. 16, 2008.
  3. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke: A report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet6.html. Accessed Nov. 16, 2008.
  4. Preventive services for adults. Bloomington, Minn.: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. http://www.icsi.org/preventive_services_for_adults/preventive_services_for_adults_4.html. Accessed Oct. 24, 2008.

HB00047

Dec. 19, 2008

© 1998-2009 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. A single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only. "Mayo," "Mayo Clinic," "MayoClinic.com," "EmbodyHealth," "Reliable tools for healthier lives," "Enhance your life," and the triple-shield Mayo Clinic logo are trademarks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.


Text Size: smaller largerlarger