How to Use the PREVENT Risk Calculator

So this week we're gonna be talking about the PREVENT calculator, and this is a cardiovascular risk assessment tool that was developed by ACC and AHA.

So it was developed in 2023.

It is now incorporated into the brand-new hypertension and hyperlipidemia guidelines released in the end of 2025 and, like, just now in 2026.

[chuckles] So hot off the press.

And so I wanna talk about what this tool is, when we use it, how to actually use the tool, 'cause I felt like I've, I've been in practice for a while, but it just took me a minute to kinda get used to how to use it and how to, um, incorporate it into my practice.

So we're gonna go through those, and we'll talk about some pitfalls to watch out for.

So this tool is called PREVENT, and it is predicting risk of cardiovascular disease events.

And like I said, it was developed by American Heart Association and has been incorporated into the guidelines.

And so our main job in primary care is to prevent illness, right? And we're gonna support our patients to help do as much prevention as we can, and cardiovascular disease is one of the main things that we're seeing in primary care.

And so one of the main ways that we're doing that is through hyperlipidemia management as well as hypertension management.

So this week we're gonna be talking about the PREVENT calculator, and this is a cardiovascular risk assessment tool that was developed by ACC and AHA.

So it was developed in 2023.

It is now incorporated into the brand-new hypertension and hyperlipidemia guidelines released in the end of 2025 and, like, just now in 2026.

[chuckles] So hot off the press.

And so I wanna talk about what this tool is, when we use it, how to actually use the tool, 'cause I felt like I've, I've been in practice for a while, but it just took me a minute to kinda get used to how to use it and how to, um, incorporate it into my practice.

So we're gonna go through those, and we'll talk about some pitfalls to watch out for.

So this tool is called PREVENT, and it is predicting risk of cardiovascular disease events.

And like I said, it was developed by American Heart Association and has been incorporated into the guidelines.

And so our main job in primary care is to prevent illness, right? And we're gonna support our patients to help do as much prevention as we can, and cardiovascular disease is one of the main things that we're seeing in primary care.

And so one of the main ways that we're doing that is through hyperlipidemia management as well as hypertension management.