The life expectancy of the world population has increased in recent years, through the generation of various prevention measures for the main cardiovascular risk factors that most present in a population, especially the elderly, this being The field with more focus for the prevention of diseases that sometimes put at risk life, or that may be the cause of sequelae that complicate health. Objective: to identify cardiovascular risk according to the predictive scales of WHO and INTERHEART, in a sample of older adults from the city of Bucaramanga Methodology: The methodological approach of the study is a quantitative crosssectional approach in adults older than 55 years for men and women over 60 years of age in the city of Bucaramanga. Results: A total of 100 elderly adults from the city of Bucaramanga were evaluated in which 53% belonged to the female gender and 47% to the male gender, being distributed by age groups of 55 to 60 years old 10%, 60% 70 years 52% and 70 years and above 38%. The 51.8% belongs to the prediction of cardiovascular risk of presenting a fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular episode in 10 years in men and 41.2% in women. Conclusion: 100% of the participants present some prevalence of risk of cardiovascular disease or stroke in a period of time to 10 years being the male gender the largest percentage in terms of prediction of cardiovascular risk in the WHO scale / ISH with high risk related to smoking, alcohol, and sedentary lifestyle.