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New online tool helps patients calculate risk of heart disease

By Kate Natoli November 23, 2017 Portland, Oregon

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OHSU's Healthy Heart Family Tree is a personal heart health assessment based on a patient's family tree. After answering a short series of questions, a person's risk of cardiovascular disease can be determined. (OHSU)

Healthy Heart Family Tree

Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D.

Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D., OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute Center for Preventive Cardiology director; OHSU School of Medicine professor of cardiovascular medicine. (OHSU)

Kent Thornburg, Ph.D.

Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., OHSU Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness; OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute Center for Developmental Health director; OHSU School of Medicine professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine). (OHSU)