Highlighting the Need for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: Case Report

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk estimation can lack comprehensiveness and precision for predicting an individual’s ASCVD risk. This case presents a young adult patient who experienced a myocardial infarction. More thorough risk assessment can capture individuals who may be missed with traditional risk estimator tools and quick assessment in routine clinical practice. Nurse practitioners should investigate expanded social, genetic, and clinical ASCVD risk factors and optimize all modifiable risk factors to prevent, identify, and treat ASCVD.