An educational resource to give patients after they have been assessed for cardiovascular disease risk

A concise version of the full Guidelines for the Assessment of Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk including an adaptation of New Zealand risk charts for use in Australia

An educational resourse for use with patients

Developed by the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance and endorsed by the National Health & Medical Research Council, the Guidelines for the Assessment of Absolute Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk allow General Practitioners to consider all risk factors together when assessing the likelihood a patient will develop CVD within five years. This guideline makes recommendations for assessing absolute risk in adults and the rationale for each recommendation.