Dr Paddy Barrett

Dr Paddy Barrett

Share this post

Dr Paddy Barrett
Dr Paddy Barrett
How To Estimate Your 'Real' Risk Of Heart Disease

How To Estimate Your 'Real' Risk Of Heart Disease

Assessing risk is easy, but there are multiple factors to consider.

Dr Paddy Barrett's avatar
Dr Paddy Barrett
Jan 25, 2023
∙ Paid
23

Share this post

Dr Paddy Barrett
Dr Paddy Barrett
How To Estimate Your 'Real' Risk Of Heart Disease
14
Share

Assessing your risk of heart disease is no secret.

The devil is in the detail, though.

The problem is doctors use different models, and the model used can provide very different estimates of risk.

It’s not that one model tends to be right and the other wrong; it’s mainly down to the time frame over which the model is assessing your risk.

You have heard …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Dr Paddy Barrett to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Paddy Barrett
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share