These stomach acid medicines were not linked to higher predicted 10-year heart disease risk in adults without existing disease. The study compared people using Proton Pump Inhibitors with people who did not use them. Researchers looked at 4,036 U.S. adults in a national health survey from 2011–2018. None had a history of heart or blood vessel disease. Everyone had the information needed for two tools that estimate future risk. At first, medicine use appeared linked to higher risk scores. But that link faded after researchers accounted for other differences between the groups. Neither tool then showed a clear link to higher predicted risk. The source does not give the exact size of those differences. The key distinction is predicted risk, not actual heart attacks or strokes. This study looked at a snapshot of people's health information. It did not follow them for 10 years to count new heart problems. So the finding offers some reassurance about risk estimates. It does not prove these medicines have no effect on future heart health. For BioSocial members, this is useful context when comparing medication logs and health numbers. A change in your risk score alone cannot show what caused it. Keeping dated bloodwork and medication records together can make community comparisons more useful. It also helps separate what your own records show from what this study measured. What have you noticed in your heart-health numbers while using these medicines, and how do you track those changes?