Browsing Internal Medicine by Subject "Cardiovascular risk"

Browsing Internal Medicine by Subject "Cardiovascular risk"

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  • Cardiovascular risk calculation 
    Ker, James A. (MedPharm Publications, 2014-05)
    Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of global mortality and morbidity. Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause in the majority of cardiovascular disease events. Traditional independent risk factors for car ...
  • Decision-making using absolute cardiovascular risk reduction and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios : a case study 
    Ker, James A.; Oosthuizen, H.; Rheeder, Paul (Clinics Cardiv, 2008-03)
    BACKGROUND: Many clinical guidelines have adopted a multifactorial cardiovascular risk assessment to identify high-risk individuals for treatment. The framingham risk chart is a widely used risk engine to calculate the ...
  • LDL-cholesterol reduction vs LDL target level : which is more important? 
    Ker, James A. (New Media Publishing, 2016-07)
    There is enough documented evidence of the role of low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD).
  • Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of cardiovascular disease 
    Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Anderson, Ronald; Ker, James A.; Ally, Mahmood Moosa Tar Mahomed (Clinics Cardive, 2018-09)
    In developing countries, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains a seriously under-prioritised disease, particularly among the underprivileged, often resulting in presentation of patients late in the course of their disease, ...