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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Cardiovascular Risk Decision Support Tool
To access it Available publicly on the web and embedded in electronic health record software of participating institutions during an office visit.
Audience Primary care clinicians, cardiologists, NPs, PAs with their patients considering taking statins and/or quitting smoking to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Options included Start a statin medication.
Quit smoking.
Year of last update or review 2017
Format Web, electronic health record software
Developer Jon Keevil, MD
Where was it developed? jkeevil@healthdecision.com
HealthDecision
United States
Health condition Cholesterol
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
0100
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
0100
9 out of 6 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
1000
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-08.