CVD Prevention in clinical practice (European Guidelines on)

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines

Topics:

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management

Current versions available to download

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2007Full TextEJCPR 2007; vol 14 (suppl 2:S1-S1137 MB
2007Executive SummaryEHJ 2007 (28):2375-24144 MB
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 Slideset736 KB
 CME Questions4 hours of External CME credits

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Authors

Ian Graham, Chairperson, Dan Atar,Knut Borch-Johnsen, Gudrun Boysen, Gunilla Burell, Renata Cifkova, Jean Dallongeville,Guy De Backer, Shah Ebrahim, Bjørn Gjelsvik, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Arno Hoes, Steve Humphries,Mike Knapton, Joep Perk, Silvia G. Priori, Kalevi Pyorala, Zeljko Reiner, Luis Ruilope, Susana Sans-Menendez,Wilma Scholte Op Reimer, Peter Weissberg, David Wood, John Yarnell, Jose Luis Zamorano.- Other experts who contributed to parts of the guidelines: Edmond Walma,Tony Fitzgerald, Marie Therese Cooney, Alexandra Dudina - Fourth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology andOther Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in ClinicalPractice (Constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts)

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Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)

The scope of the problem: Past and Future

Scientific background, Practical aspects: coronary artery disease, Heart failure, Aortic aneurysm and dissection, Peripheral arterial disease, Stroke, Practical aspects: prevention and management of stroke

Prevention strategies and policy issues

Scientific background, Practical aspects: policy issues, Prevention in clinical practice

How to evaluate scientific evidence

Scientific background, What is "evidence"?, Grading of evidence, The problems of evidence and guidance, Practical aspects 

Priorities, total risk estimation, and objectives

Introduction, Priorities, Total risk estimation, How do I assess risk ?

Principles of behaviour change and management of behavioural risk factors

Scientific background, The physicians/caregiver-patient interaction as a means towards behavioural change, Specialized and multimodal interventions, Practical aspects: management of behavioural risk factors

Smoking

Scientific background, Practical aspect: prevention and management of smoking

Nutrition

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management

Overweight and obesity

Scientific background, Body weight and risk, Which index of obesity is the best predictor of cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular risk factors-body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), or waist-hip circumference ratio (WHR)?, Imaging and fat distribution, Practical aspects: managements of obesity and overweight, Physical activity and body weight, Diet and behavioural interventions, Drug treatment of overweight

Physical activity

Scientific background, Estimating physical activity, Practical aspects: management

Heart rate

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management

Blood pressure

Scientific background, Risk stratification and target organ damage, Practical aspects: management of hypertension, Who to treat, How to treat, Antihypertensive drugs, Desirable blood pressure, Duration of treatment

Plasma lipids

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management, Should statins be given to all persons with cardiovascular disease?

Diabetes

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management

The metabolic syndrome

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management

Psychosocial factors

Scientific background, Practical aspects: management of psychosocial risk factors in clinical practice

Imflammation markers and haemostatic factors

Scientific background

Genetic factors

Family history: scientific background, Family history: practical aspects, Phenotypes: scientific background, Genotypes: scientific background, DNA-based tests for risk prediction, Practical aspects, DNA-based tests for risk prediction, Pharmacogenetics, Severe familial dyslipidaemias and coronary heart disease, Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), Familial combined hyperlipidaemia (FCH) , Familial high-density lipoprotein deficiency syndromes

New imaging methods to detect asymptomatic individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events

Gender issues: cardiovascular disease prevention in women

Scientific background, Practical aspects

Renal impairment as a risk factor in cardiovascular disease prevention

Scientific background, Practical aspect: management

Cardioprotective drug therapy

Scientific background, Antiplatelet therapies, B-Blockers, ACE inibitors, Anticoagulation, Practical aspects: management, Antiplatelet therapy: aspirin, Antiplatelet therapy: clopidogrel, B-Blockers, ACE inhibitors, Calcium channel blockers, Diuretics, Anticoagulation

Implementation strategies

Scientific background, Barriers to the implementation of guidelines, Doctor-patient relationship, Practical aspects, Important arenas for training, Implementation strategies

Previous versions

2003  EHJ 2003;24:1601-1610  Executive Summary
2003 EJPCR, 2003, 10 (Suppl 1): S1-S78)  Full Text
2001 Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice

 Slides

1998 Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice Report

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