Heart Disease in Teenagers can be predicted Now

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KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — A new study has revealed anew score to determine risk of heart diseases in teenagers. This could prove very effective for the GP (general practioners) to predict the heart health of youngsters.

The study is carried out in University of Nottingham. This new score has the potential to identify younger people who have a high risk over the course of their lifetime, who are currently not picked up by the more conventional ‘10 year’ risk scores. By identifying people at a younger age, GPs will have more chance of intervening before heart disease sets in, to help reduce their lifetime risk through treatments and lifestyle advice.

This new score takes into account other scores such as smoking status, systolic blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body mass index, family history of heart disease, and age and sex.