
The prevention of cardiovascular disease requires a proactive, life course approach that prioritizes early risk identification, sustained risk reduction, and coordinated care across settings. As risk profiles evolve and therapeutic options expand, clinicians have an opportunity to intervene earlier and more intentionally to alter disease trajectories and maximize lifetime cardiovascular health and benefit.
The goals of this solution set are to:
- Deliver forward-looking, evidence-based guidance on cardiovascular risk assessment and early intervention strategies that optimize lifetime benefit.
- Support implementation of comprehensive, team-based prevention models that reduce cumulative risk exposure and prevent first cardiovascular events.
- Advance scalable, equitable strategies that promote cardiovascular health across the lifespan.
Expert Consensus Decision Pathways
- Non-Statin Therapies For LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk (2022)
- Management of ASCVD Risk Reduction in Patients With Persistent Hypertriglyceridemia (2021)
- Novel Therapies for CV Risk Reductions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (2020)
- Tobacco Cessation Treatment (2018)
Concise Clinical Guidance
Clinician Tools
- Statin Intolerance App
- Nonstatin Pocket Guide
- Lipid Manager
- 6 steps for Optimizing Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Among Patients With Diabetes
- Guidance For Initiating and Monitoring SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1RAs
- Type 2 Diabetes Cardiovascular Risk Discussion Guide
- ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus
- Multilingual ASCVD Risk Estimator
- Tobacco Cessation for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
CardioSmart Patient Tools
- My Plan for Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor (action plan)
- Lower your "bad" cholesterol and protect your heart (infographic)
- Your action plan for lowering LDL-cholesterol and related heart risks (action plan)
- Assessing your heart health (worksheet)
- Patient Voices: Managing High Cholesterol (video series)
- Your Action Plan for Managing Diabetes and Protecting Your Heart
- 10 Steps to Lower Your Chance of Diabetes-Related Heart Problems
- My Medication List
- What You Need to Know: Diabetes & Heart Disease Patient Tool
- Healthy Habits Protect Your Heart
Heart House Roundtables
- Advanced Cardiovascular Risk Detection for the Critical Decades (2025)
- From Pressure to Problems: Navigating the Impact of Hypertension on Cardiovascular Disease (2024)
- Risk to Resilience: Addressing Weight Management in CV Care (2024)
- LDL-C Lowering Therapies: The Changing Lipid Landscape (2020)
- LDL & Beyond: Emerging Management Strategies for Patients with Dyslipidemia (2019)
- Managing CV Disease Risk in Diabetes (2017 – 2018)
- LDL: Address the Risk (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Heart House Patient Forums
- Managing LDL Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk: Learning from the Patient Experience (2020)
- Living Well with T2D and CV Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter (2019)