Bring the condition into focus
Organize diagnoses, procedure reports, ECG or imaging reports, lab results, and your medicine list. Keep the care plan and the changes your team asks you to monitor easy to find.
Know your heart health.
See the bigger picture.
Bring blood pressure, cholesterol, family history, and daily changes together. Understand prevention and take an informed role in your cardiovascular care.
Your cardiovascular health overview
Your history
- Blood pressure
- Home log available
- Cholesterol
- Latest report added
- Family history
- Ready to discuss
Your records
Your recent measurements
Keep dates, units, and sources together
Your next conversation
Which risk factors should I discuss at my next visit?
A QUESTION TO BRING TO YOUR CLINICIANPrevention starts with
the right information.
Cardiovascular disease includes several conditions. Prevention begins with risk factors and an individual assessment, rather than a single test for everyone.
Know your blood pressure
The USPSTF recommends blood pressure screening for adults 18 and older without known hypertension. An elevated office reading is generally confirmed outside the clinic before treatment begins. Read the recommendation.
Understand your overall risk
Cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, kidney health, blood pressure, and other factors shape a prevention conversation. Tools such as AHA PREVENT require complete, appropriate inputs and clinical interpretation. Learn about PREVENT.
Routine resting or exercise ECG screening is not recommended by the USPSTF for asymptomatic adults at low cardiovascular risk. Symptoms and known heart disease require their own clinical pathway; a low risk estimate cannot explain away symptoms.
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Bring your history together
Add previous tests, relevant history, and the changes you have noticed.
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Understand the context
Explore guidance, see what is missing, and keep your questions visible.
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Prepare for the conversation
Bring a useful history and focused questions to your care team.
The details
that matter.
Reliable dates, units, and measurement conditions make the numbers useful. Separate prevention questions from the management of an existing condition.
A guide to the information to collect. You do not need to enter any personal information on this page.
01Your measurements and test results
Blood pressure readings with dates, pulse, whether measurements were taken at home or in a clinic, cholesterol values, and available glucose, HbA1c, kidney function, height, and weight. Keep units and report dates.
02Personal history and medicines
Known heart or vascular disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, medicines and doses, allergies, and previous tests or procedures. Prevention risk calculators are not intended to replace care for known disease.
03Family history and daily context
Early heart disease or stroke in close relatives, their ages at diagnosis, smoking, activity, nutrition, sleep, and relevant pregnancy-related history. Include the goals or practical barriers you want to discuss.
04Symptoms and changes
Chest discomfort, breathlessness, palpitations, fainting, swelling, exercise tolerance, and when each change occurs. A symptom log provides context for assessment; it is not an emergency monitor.
Symptom journalTHIS WEEK
Today · 7:00 am
Home measurement
Time, reading, and measurement conditions
Yesterday · 5:30 pm
Daily activity
Noted a change in walking tolerance
Monday · 8:00 pm
Medicine questions
Saved a question for the next visit
Dates, details, and the impact on your day.
Track the numbers.
Remember the day.
A blood pressure reading or a change in energy is more useful with context. Bring measurements, symptoms, and the realities of daily life into the same conversation.
- Blood pressure, pulse, time, and measurement conditions
- Breathlessness, swelling, palpitations, and activity tolerance
- Medicines, sleep, energy, and care-team instructions
Already diagnosed?
Your context matters.
Coronary artery disease, heart failure, and rhythm disorders have different care needs. Your workspace should keep that distinction clear.
Understand care options
Explore condition-specific information about lifestyle support, medicines, procedures, devices, and rehabilitation. Prepare questions about why an option is being considered and how its benefits and burdens fit your goals.
Explore clinical research
Research may depend on the exact diagnosis, test results, current treatment, kidney function, and previous events. Review study requirements and practical demands with your clinical and trial teams.
Use what you learn to ask more focused questions and make decisions with your care team.
NHLBI: coronary heart disease treatmentA few common
questions.
Will MyHealthLM calculate my heart disease risk?
MyHealthLM does not generate a risk score. A validated tool requires the right population, complete measurements, and clinical interpretation. AHA PREVENT is designed for adults ages 30–79 without known cardiovascular disease; missing inputs should not be guessed.
Should everyone have an ECG or stress test?
No. Tests depend on symptoms, risk, and clinical context. Routine ECG screening is not recommended for adults without symptoms who are at low cardiovascular risk.
What if I already have heart disease?
Your care needs are different from primary prevention. Use your diagnosis, current treatment, test results, and your care team’s instructions to guide what you track and discuss.
What if I have possible heart attack or stroke symptoms?
Call 911 in the U.S. for possible heart attack or stroke symptoms, such as concerning chest discomfort, sudden weakness, facial droop, or speech difficulty. Do not wait for a symptom log or an app answer. See AHA warning signs.
The sources
behind the context.
U.S. guidance and patient education.
Reviewed for this draft: November 2026.
Recommendations can change. A clinician should confirm which guidance applies to your situation.
Your heart health.
A more informed conversation.
Bring your history, questions, and next steps together.
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