Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in General Practice: Quick Reference Guide

Author: Cox, John Dr.; Graham, Ian; ICGP Quality in Practice Committee

Publication Year: 2016

Contents

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Definition
1.2 Background
1.3 Aim of this document
2.0 CVD risk assessment
2.1 When to assess CVD risk
2.2 How to assess CVD risk & CVD risk assesment tools
2.3 SCORE
2.4 HeartScore
2.5 Relative Risk and Risk Age
2.6 CVD risk categories
3.0 Management of CVD Risk
3.1 Behaviour Change
3.2 Smoking
3.3 Nutrition
3.4 Physical activity
3.5 Weight reduction
3.6 Hypertension
3.7 Lipids
3.8 Diabetes
References

Format	Download
Keywords	cardiovascular diseases, clinical guidelines, general practice
Publisher	Irish College of General Practitioners
Classification	cardiovascular diseases
Pages	32
Categories:	ICGP Resources