Heart attack, stroke guidelines updated

Physicians should routinely assess patients' general risk of cardiovascular disease beginning at age 20, according to new recommendations from the Dallas-based American Heart Association. The guidelines, published in the journal Circulation (vol. 106, no. 3), also recommend that physicians calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years for people age 40 and older or for anyone who has multiple risk factors.

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