Prevention of cardiovascular disease: guideline for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk

Author: WHO

Publication Year: 2007

Contents

Executive Summary
Introduction
Part 1 The total risk approach to prevention of cardiovascular disease
Rationale for targeting high-risk groups
Complementary strategies for prevention and control of cardiovascular disease
Threshold for interventions
Risk prediction charts: strengths and limitations
The WHO/ISH cardiovascular risk prediction charts
Clinical assessment of cardiovascular risk
When can treatment decisions be made without the use of risk prediction charts?
Applying the WHO risk prediction charts
Goals of applying the prevention recommendations
Part 2 Recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Levels of evidence and grades of recommendations
Part 3 Basis of recommendations (the best available evidence)
1. Modification of behaviour
1.1 Tobacco
1.2 Diet
1.3 Physical activity
1.4 Body weight
1.5 Alcohol
2. Psychosocial factors
3. Multiple risk factor interventions
4. Blood pressure lowering
Targets for blood pressure
Choice of initial drug therapy
5. Lipid lowering
Benefits
Risks
Monitoring of treatment
6. Cost-effectiveness, feasibility and resource implications of antihypertensive and statin therapy
7. Control of glycaemia
8. Aspirin therapy
Risks
Balance of risks and benefits
9. Fixed-dose combinations
10. Hormone therapy
References

Format	Download
Keywords	cardiovascular diseases, clinical guidelines
Publisher	World Health Organization
Classification	cardiovascular diseases
ISBN	9789241547178
Pages	92
Categories:	Reports
External Link	http://www.who.int/