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Physicians and Other Providers: Heart Disease Resources

Tools and Programs for the Outpatient Setting

What is it: Patient education materials and "Heart Profilers" which are online interactive tools designed to help providers and patients understand treatment options and outcomes based on specific cardiovascular disease states.

Source: American Heart Association

Framingham Heart Risk Assessment

What is it: This short list of questions that you can provide to your patients to help them assess their personal level of risk of having a heart attack in the next ten years. To help patients complete it online, they will need their total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and blood pressure scores.

Source: National Cholesterol Educatoin Program (based on the Framingham Heart Study)

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