…patients with established peripheral artery disease, those who stop smoking have approximately twice the five year survival of those who continue. After acute coronary syndrome…

…and increase functional capacity, while risk factor treatment and lifestyle modification reduce the burden of recurrent coronary risk. Nutritional counselling, smoking cessation, blood pressure and…

…improve or resolve after reducing the dose or stopping therapy. It is divided clinically into: Complete intolerance: inability to tolerate any dose of any statin…

…to four European country risk clusters according to national CVD mortality rates: Low risk Moderate risk High risk Very high risk Correct selection of the…

…CVD) is the leading cause of death among women worldwide and in the United States. In the United States, approximately one in four female deaths…

…Unna boot), or a class 2–3 compression stocking. Tape measure for ankle circumference — this governs the choice of material and bandaging technique. Procedure Assessment…

…claudication, the ankle pressure is measured immediately after treadmill walking or after repeated heel raises. A fall of ≥ 20 % after exercise confirms peripheral arterial disease…

…blood pressure, lipids and smoking cessation. Weight loss was considered extremely difficult across patient categories. However, the emergence of incretin based therapies, starting with glucagon…

…A low risk of hypoglycaemia; it can usually be continued Red flags and pitfalls Stopping basal insulin in type 1 diabetes. The single most dangerous…

…rupture risk; one guideline summary describes approximately a four fold greater risk. This difference informs the use of sex specific surveillance and repair thresholds. Clinical…