CARDIOVASCULAR HORIZON SCANNING

CARDIOVASCULAR HORIZON SCANNING Volume 3 Issue 1
Is estimating lifetime cardiovascular risk useful?
Cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce dietary salt intake
Valvular heart disease: the next cardiac epidemic
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CARDIOVASCULAR HORIZON SCANNING Volume 3 Issue 1
Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST
Filed under: Cardiovascular diseases, Volume 3 Issue 1
Is estimating lifetime cardiovascular risk useful?
Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:40 AM PST
Source: BMJ, 2010, 342 (7788) p. 62-63
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Date of publication: January 2011
Publication type: Editorial
In a nutshell: The QRISK lifetime cardiovascular risk model originates from the QResearch database, which has generated the world’s largest cardiovascular risk prediction cohort study, involvingmore than three million people between the ages of 30 and 84. The new QRISK lifetime risk calculator, which is similar to the heart age forecast tool, incorporates both short and longer term risk in one simple display and has important advantages over separate 10 year and lifetime cardiovascular risk calculators.
Length of publication: 2 pages
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Cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce dietary salt intake
Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:19 AM PST
Source: Heart, 2010, 96 (23) p. 1920-1925
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Date of publication: December 2010
Publication type: Press release
In a nutshell: This study found that dietary advice targeting individuals is not cost-effective under any of the modelled scenarios, even if directed at those with highest blood pressure risk. Although the current programme that relies on voluntary action by the food industry is cost-effective, the population health benefits could be 20 times greater with government legislation on moderate salt limits in processed foods.
Length of publication: 6 pages
Some important notes: You will need an NHS Athens username and password to access this article. Please contact your local NHS library if you cannot access the full text. Follow this link to find your local NHS library.Filed under: Cardiovascular diseases, Volume 3 Issue 1 Tagged: nutritional advice
Valvular heart disease: the next cardiac epidemic
Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:05 AM PST
Source: Heart, 2011, 97 (2) p. 91-93
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Date of publication: January 2011
Publication type: Press release
In a nutshell: With an ageing population, a rise in the number of patients with more advanced valvular heart disease, requiring valve replacement, is anticipated.
Length of publication: 3 pages
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