European Guidelines On CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice 2016
European Guidelines On CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice 2016
European Guidelines On CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice 2016
GUIDELINES ON CVD
PREVENTION IN
CLINICAL PRACTICE
2016
Guy De Backer
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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G De Backer
Declaration of interests regarding this
presentation: review coordinator
of these guidelines
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Levels:
Topics:
Governmental restrictions
Diet
and mandate
Physical activity
Media and education
Tobacco use
Labelling and information
Alcohol abuse
Economic incentives
Schools
Workplaces
Community Setting
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SCORE chart:
chart 10-year risk
of fatal CVD based on the
following risk factors: age,
sex, smoking, systolic
blood pressure, total
cholesterol
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hs-CRP ?
Lp(a) ?
stress ?
body mass index? waist-hip ratio ?
intima-media thickness?
coronary calcium score?
etcetera
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Risk categories
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Lipids
Very high risk: < 1.8 mmol/L (< 70 mg/dL) OR a reduction of at least 50% if the
baseline LDL-C is between 1.8 and 3.5 mmol/L ( 70 and 135 mg/dL)
High risk : < 2.6 mmol/L (< 100 mg/dL) OR a reduction of at least 50% if the
baseline LDL-C is between 2.6 and 5.2 mmol/L ( 100 and 200 mg/dL).
Low to Moderate risk : < 3.0 mmol/L ( < 115 mg/dL)
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Relevant groups
In womenriskisdeferredbyapproximately10years
In persons > 60 yearsofagetheriskthresholds
shouldbeinterpretedmorelenientlyanduncritical
initiationofdrugtreatmentsshouldbediscouraged.
In younger patients,lowabsoluteriskmayimplicatea
veryhighrelativerisk,anduseoftherelativeriskchart
mayhelp
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Web Contents
How to intervene at the individual level:
Atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease
Chronic heart failure
Cerebrovascular disease
Peripheral artery disease
Web Figures
Web Tables
Web References
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