Woman's Heart Disease Risk Score (The Reynolds Index)

A woman's signs and symptoms for heart disease are different than a man's. Women are less likely to have classic signs of heart disease such as chest pain and more likely to have non-specific symptoms such as generalized fatigue. Although standard procedures such as a stress test or an angiogram work to asess risk in the symptomatic patient, better methods of stratifying which women are at higher risk for developing heart disease in the future are needed.
One promising new development is the Reynold's Risk Score, which allows a clinician to plug in certain numbers, such as age, cholesterol, smoking status and a special blood test called the c-reactive peptide. By entering these numbers into the website, a woman can assess your risk of heart disease over the next 10 years.

We are happy to help you calculate your Reynold's Risk Score. Please realize that many insurance companies do not pay for the c-reactive peptide, and this may be an out of pocket expense (themoney goes to a lab, not to us)