Who is the JBS3 Risk Calculator for

The JBS3 Risk Calculator has been designed primarily for use by Doctors and other Healthcare practitioners, such as nurses. It is intended as a tool to communicate a patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease, and also show the benefits that interventions can have on their risk of cardiovascular disease. There are several screens within the risk calculator, giving clinicians a choice of how to communicate risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to their patient.

Do not use the risk calculator for…
The JBS3 Risk Calculator should not be used for patients known to have existing CVD, where treatment and health care professional advice should be followed according to established recommendations.

Use caution in the risk calculator for…
In patients with certain high risk condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the JBS3 Risk Calculator must be used with caution as specific drug treatment and other recommendations may already be indicated in these conditions (see the JBS3 report for detail). However, the Risk Calculator may be of additional help in highlighting the high risk and the benefits of an intervention. Note also, that when total cholesterol exceeds 7.5 mmol/L the calculator will highlight the possibility of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, where further assessment is indicated.