Predicting the risk of a cardiovascular event generally involves doctors looking at factors such as someone’s cholesterol levels and blood pressure, as well as medical history, age and weight. Even when all of that is assessed, many people are missed. The risk prediction tool doesn’t put them at the threshold where they are identified as needing preventive treatment and the first symptom of vascular disease may be a heart attack or stroke.
GP William Ferguson believes we need to do better. In his West Auckland practice, he has conducted an informal trial of a piece of equipment he is
