Cardiovascular Risk Calculation and Reduction: Beyond the Big Three

Physician Jennifer Wise will help us put the “big three” cardiovascular risks—diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol—into the larger context of medical and lifestyle interventions. Dr. Wise will review the intricacies of these diagnoses, explain how we calculate heart risk scores, and review other notable risks to our vascular health. Against this background, she will explain how we determine scientifically whether particular medical and lifestyle interventions are effective. Finally, she will look at heart health through the lens of the larger population and suggest ways we can all participate in advancing our community’s health.

Jennifer Wise, M.D., is a Board-certified Internal Medicine physician who practiced primary care medicine for more than twenty years. She is particularly interested in health education and preventive medicine and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.