>Most metrics/tests are pretty poor as a standalone prognostic. And the stress test is notoriously poor.< There's a tiny Israeli company struggling to sell a better one (with very little success so far): <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS140952+26-Feb-2008+PRN20080226" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS140952+26-Feb-2008+PRN20080226</a> >Given that you included lifestyle behaviors in the list I'd be stunned if there was better than 15% compliance with the complete list.< Well, if a "near-death experience" is not enough to get people to change their lifestyle and comply with some new rules, I don't know what can.