CARDIOLOGY
Source: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000625
CARDIOLOGY
CARDIOLOGY
USPSTF recommends universal lipid screening in adults aged 40 to 75 and tx of HLD if certain criteria are met. “The USPSTF recommends that adults without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (ie, symptomatic coronary artery disease or ischemic stroke) use a...
CARDIOLOGY
Source: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/atglance.pdf Last Accessed June 2019 http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/dsa699.pdf Last Accessed June 2019
CARDIOLOGY
Is there a difference between Coronary Artery Disease(CAD) and Coronary Heart Disease(CHD)? Yes. However, some health professionals use the terms interchangeably. CAD generally refers to the disease process affecting the coronary arteries (mostly due to...
CARDIOLOGY
Past ASCVD events are risk factors for future events. The existence of high-risk conditions as well. From the AHA/ACC 2018 cholesterol guidelines. Clinical ASCVD Clinical ASCVD consists of the following conditions of atherosclerotic origin. ACS, history of MI, stable...
