- 10% or greater risk of developing a myocardial infarction or coronary death within the next 10 years using the National Cholesterol Education Program's risk assessment tool (http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp). NOTE that this criterion applies only to subjects 20 years of age and older AND only if at least one of the following apply: have smoked a cigarette in the past month, have hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg) or are on antihypertensive medication and/or have a family history of coronary heart disease in male first-degree relative (father or brother) <55 years of age or a female first-degree relative (mother or sister) <65 years of age.