Step I - Test for Atherosclerosis

Step II - Find Your Level of Risk

Step III - Get Treatment According to Your Risk Level

Modeled after successful screening efforts in the cancer care arena, the 1st National SHAPE Guideline encourages virtually all men 45 and older and women 55 and older to undergo screening for sub-clinical atherosclerosis to determine their future risk of a heart attack.

The only portion of the population exempted from this universal screening recommendation are those classified as "very low risk" who satisfy all of the following criteria: cholesterol lower than 200(mg/dl), blood pressure lower than 120 over 80 (mmHg), no history of any type of diabetes, no smoking, and no family history of heart attack.

Download the SHAPE Executive Summary