Cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid modification: NICE guideline

Cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid modification: NICE guideline.

378 British Journal of General Practice, July 2015 IntroduCtIon The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated its guidance on cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 This article discusses the main recommendations and the implications of the update for general practi...

Risk assessment of fragility fracture: NICE guideline.

British Journal of General Practice, December 2012 667 INTRODUCTION Fragility fractures result from mechanical forces that would not ordinarily result in fracture. The World Health Organization (WHO) has quantified this as forces equivalent to a fall from a standing height or less. Reduced bone density is a major risk factor for fragility fractures. The prevalence of osteoporosis increases mark...

Lipid modification: cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems: NICE guideline.

50 British Journal of General Practice, January 2014 IntroduCtIon The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an updated clinical guideline on assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems.1 The guideline covers the pathway from advice and information for people concerned about fertility to assisted reproduction techniques. The guideline includes reco...

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk.

David C. Goff, MD, PhD, FACP, FAHA Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA Glen Bennett, MPH Christopher J. O’Donnell, MD, MPH Sean Coady, MS Jennifer Robinson, MD, MPH, FAHA Ralph B. D’Agostino, J. Sanford Schwartz, MD Raymond Gibbons, MD, FACC, FAHA Susan T. Shero, MS, RN Philip Greenland, MD, FACC, FAHA Sidney C. Smith, MD, FACC, FAHA Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FAHA Paul Sorlie, PhD Daniel...