It gives a high-risk group the ability to notify their friends and family and practice what to do in event of a heart attack. My mom frequently stays with me, but outside of "call 911" I don't really know what to do in teh event of a heart attack. Time lost is lives lost, so better preparation could quite literally save lives.
You could carry a defibrillator with you.
Adjust diet, exercise, statins, get a cardiology consult?
But if you’re already at the point where you are at risk and your eyes show it, isn’t it already too late to really do anything about it?
Weight loss and exercise are recommended to people that survive heart attacks.
Morbidity and mortality can be reduced with the prescription of beta blockers, aspirin, statins, and ace inhibitors. +\- clopidogrel. Being at risk isn’t fate: you have modifiable risk factors that can be mitigated (eg, weight, cholesterol, blood pressure.)
Additionally, CPR training of your immediate family can be - literally - lifesaving in the event you do have that heart attack.