Interactive tools
Learn by doing
Interactive simulators and an AI instuctor — all grounded exclusively in the research published on this site.
📟
Heart Risk Calculator App
Family history is one of the most important — and most overlooked — factors in heart health. Standard tools reduce it to a simple yes or no checkbox. This app helps you explore who in your family was affected, what happened, and how early those events occurred, so you can have a more informed conversation with your healthcare provider.
- Educational family history heart risk calculator
- H-score insights
- Visual family tree input
- Shareable PDF reports
- For Android and iPhone
🫀
Heart Health Plan Simulator
Toggle lifestyle choices — diet, exercise, medications, sleep, stress — and watch the effect on your artery cross-section, plaque burden, and projected 10-year risk in real time.
- Live artery visualization showing plaque changes
- ApoB burden, inflammation & protection scores
- 1, 5, and 10-year projection timeline
- Personalized education plan based on your inputs
🤖
Ask the Heart Health Tutor
An AI instructor that answers questions exclusively from Peter’s published blog content — never from outside sources. Every answer cites the exact article it came from.
- Answers only from published site content — never outside knowledge
- Cites the exact blog post with a direct link
- If a topic isn't covered, it says so honestly
- Simple analogies and plain-language explanations
📖
Glossary of Terms
Heart disease comes with a language of its own. Our glossary explains hundreds of common medical, diagnostic, and research terms in clear, easy-to-understand language, helping you better understand your test results, articles, and conversations with your healthcare provider.
- Plain-language medical definitions
- Cardiovascular terms explained
- Diagnostic tests and procedures
- Medications and treatment terms
- Constantly expanding reference library
🤔
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question about heart disease, cholesterol, nutrition, testing, or treatment? Our FAQ library provides evidence-based answers to the questions readers ask most often, helping you quickly find reliable information backed by current research.
- Answers to common heart health questions
- Evidence-based explanations
- Nutrition and lifestyle guidance
- Testing and treatment information
- Updated as new questions arise
📒
Free ASCVD Handbook
Understand the science behind heart disease with this evidence-based ASCVD handbook. Discover how coronary artery disease develops, the tests that matter most, and the lifestyle and medical strategies supported by today’s research.
- 75-page evidence-based handbook
- Understanding ApoB, LDL & cardiovascular risk
- Imaging, blood tests & treatment options
- Nutrition, exercise & lifestyle guidance
- Questions to discuss with your physician
AI App
Heart Risk Calculator
Educational family-history heart risk calculator with H-score insights, visual family tree input and shareable PDF reports.
AI Search
Ask our AI Instructor
Search everything on CuringHeartDisease.com. Ask a heart-health question, and our AI Instructor will instantly search our complete library and explain the answer in clear, easy-to-understand language.*
Plain-language answer
Think of it like this
At a glance
Key takeaways
Studies found
Source articles
References from the articles
*Powered exclusively by CuringHeartDisease.com and Dr. Peter Megdal’s published work. If the answer isn’t found in our content, the AI will tell you rather than invent one.
