New Cardiovascular Risk Calculator - A Discussion
New and old calculator. Calcium scoring. And, managing inflammation.
Today we discussed the following topics on our live zoom talks for the supporting members:
1. Previous cardiovascular event risk calculator.
2. New cardiovascular event risk calculator.
3. Calcium scoring.
4. Why inflammation management is paramount when looking at the cholesterol levels.
5. Inflammation markers are important to have (CRP, IL6).
6. How vitamin D and fish oil help reduce cardiovascular event risk.
References:
URL list from Wednesday, Jun. 26 2024 8:22 AM
Cell Stressors, States, Fates and More Considerations - DrBeen
https://www.drbeen.com/articles/cell-stressors-states-fates-and-more-considerations/
Inflammation reduction could cut risk of heart attack, stroke — Harvard Gazette
Anti-inflammatory diets may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease | NHLBI, NIH
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2020/anti-inflammatory-diets-may-reduce-risk-cardiovascular-disease
Inflammation Beats Cholesterol: A Comment on the Unequivocal Driver of Cardiovascular Disease Risk - PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10094835/
Fig. 1: The effect of statins on cellular processes. | Nature Reviews Immunology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-018-0094-3/figures/1
Accuracy of the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Equation in a Large Contemporary, Multiethnic Population | Journal of the American College of Cardiology
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.055?articleID=2517904#tab1
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimates Using the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events Equations | Cardiology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2819821
Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2772343
Statins may not be needed by millions of people, study suggests
https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/10/cardiovascular-disease-statins-aha-guidelines/
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimates Using the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events Equations | Cardiology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2819821
Leading cardiologists reveal new heart disease risk calculator | American Heart Association
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/leading-cardiologists-reveal-new-heart-disease-risk-calculator
PREVENT Online Calculator - Professional Heart Daily | American Heart Association
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/prevent-calculator
ASCVD Risk Estimator +
https://tools.acc.org/ascvd-risk-estimator-plus/#!/calculate/advice/riskgraph/
Coronary Artery Calcium Is a Common Finding in Older Adults | AAFP
MESA - Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
https://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/
Expert view: New guidelines on cholesterol drugs are flawed
https://www.statnews.com/2015/12/22/cholesterol-statin-guidelines/
Chronic Inflammation - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/
Experts scramble to understand rising cancer rates in young adults
Wow! I wish I could have joined or just been able to listen in on this conversation. Such a great and pertinent topic with really good resources. Alas, missed it, but hope to explore these articles and studies in the days ahead.
Thanks Dr Been for being there for us!
My husband was sent by his G.P for calcium scoring. She said she was worried because his blood lipid levels have been too high for years. She said it would show that his arteries were hardening and he needed statins. The test came back showing that my husband's calcium score was nil. The G.Ps response was that he should start stains immediately to prevent future hardening of the arteries . Come hell or high water , to achieve compliance with public health directives she was intent on forcing him to take statins.