During your heart health check visit, your GP will assess your risk level.

You can lower your chance of a heart attack or stroke whether you are at low, medium or high risk.

Explore ways to lower your risk

In this section, discover ways to lower your risk and keep your heart healthy according to your risk level. Choose your risk level to understand the different ways to keep your heart healthy.

High Risk

Medium Risk

Low Risk

HIGH RISK EXAMPLE

Here is an example of someone who got a “high risk” result after their heart health check. Use the buttons to explore how different choices can lower their risk and keep their heart healthy.

How can you lower high risk?

This person has a high 20% chance of a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years. Out of 100 people like this, 20 will have a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years.

20% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

High

Stop smoking

Improve diet

Be more active

Take blood pressure medicine

Take cholesterol medicine

If they stop smoking, this person can lower their risk from 20% to 12%. This would prevent 8 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

12% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they change to a heart healthy diet, this person can lower their risk from 20% to 14%. This would prevent 6 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

14% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they do more physical activity each week, this person can lower their risk from 20% to 15%. This would prevent 5 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

15% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they take medicine to lower blood pressure, this person can lower their risk from 20% to 17%. This would prevent 3 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

17% chance of heart attack/stroke in 5 years

If they take medicine to lower cholesterol, this person can lower their risk from 20% to 15%. This would prevent 5 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

15% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

MEDIUM RISK EXAMPLE

Here is an example of someone who got a “medium risk” result after their heart health check. Use the buttons to explore how different choices can lower their risk and keep their heart healthy.

How can you lower medium risk?

This person has a medium 8% chance of a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years. Out of 100 people like this, 8 will have a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years.

8% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

Medium

Stop smoking

Improve diet

Be more active

Take blood pressure medicine

Take cholesterol medicine

If they stop smoking, this person can lower their risk from 8% to 5%. This would prevent 3 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

5% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they change to a heart healthy diet, this person can lower their risk from 8% to 6%. This would prevent 2 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

6% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they do more physical activity each week, this person can lower their risk from 8% to 6%. This would prevent 5 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

6% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they take medicine to lower blood pressure, this person can lower their risk from 8% to 7%. This would prevent 1 heart attack/stroke for every 100 people who take action.

7% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they take medicine to lower cholesterol, this person can lower their risk from 8% to 6%. This would prevent 2 heart attacks/strokes for every 100 people who take action.

6% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

LOW RISK EXAMPLE

Here is an example of someone who got a “low risk” result after their Heart Health Check. Use the buttons to explore how different options can reduce their risk even more, and keep their heart healthy.

How can you lower low risk even more?

This person has a low 4% chance of a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years. Out of 100 people like this, 4 people will have a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years.

4% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

Low

Improve diet

Be more active

If they change to a heart healthy diet, this person can lower their risk from 4% to 3%. This would prevent 1 heart attack/stroke for every 100 people who take action.

3% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

If they do more physical activity each week, this person can lower their risk from 4% to 3%. This would prevent 1 heart attack/stroke for every 100 people who take action.

3% chance of heart attack or stroke in 5 years

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