Framingham 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Calculator — CHD, Heart

Calculate your estimated 10-year risk of a heart attack or coronary death using the validated Framingham Risk Score.

Patient Information

Fill in the form and click Calculate to see your 10-year risk estimate.

Summary

Calculate your estimated 10-year risk of a heart attack or coronary death using the validated Framingham Risk Score.

How it works

  1. Select your biological sex and enter your age (30–79 years).
  2. Enter your total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol values (mg/dL or mmol/L).
  3. Enter your systolic blood pressure and indicate whether you take blood pressure medication.
  4. Select your smoking status (current smoker = smoked any cigarettes in the past month).
  5. Click Calculate to see your estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk percentage and risk category.

Use cases

  • Assess whether statin therapy is likely to be beneficial based on cardiovascular risk.
  • Motivate lifestyle changes by quantifying the impact of smoking or untreated hypertension.
  • Support clinical conversations between patients and primary care providers.
  • Compare risk before and after controlling blood pressure or cholesterol.
  • Screen adults with no known cardiovascular disease for preventive interventions.
  • Estimate risk for patients in the 30–79 age range using established clinical criteria.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: 2026-07-23 · Reviewed by Nham Vu