For example, if someone’s sugar level increases from normal range to a diabetic range (FBS >126mg/dl or RBS >200mg) at the age of 45years, for initial few years he may be completely asymptomatic even with sugar levels around 200 to 300mg/dl. But there will be ongoing damage ...
- Coronary artery calcium score - Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Estimator -- an equation to calculate the 10-year future risk of a heart attack Based on these tests, your doctor will decide if you should be on a statin. (MORE: Vast majority of...
while the 2021 classification showed a reversal in these proportions. The shift was attributed to the reallocation of patients with three or more additional ASCVD risk factors from the very-high-risk to the high-risk category in the 2021 ESC Guidelines. It should be reminded that Italy is consi...
The investigators calculated ten-year CVD risk probabilities at baseline for the 19,114 ASPREE participants using the Framingham score (up to 75 years) and the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) pooled cohort risk equations (up to 79 years) and divided them into thirds. Aspirin Should...
∗Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker should be first-line therapy for BP control when albuminuria is present; otherwise di-hydro-pyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB) or diuretic can also be considered. Figure reproduced from Kidney Disease: Improving Global...