Updated NICE Guidelines for Secondary Prevention of CVD

[Lowerfield_no_more]

Following up on a link and discussion kindly provided by   Silvermedal earlier in another thread I came across very recently updated Guidelines for Secondary Prevention of CVD (dated July 2024), which is, using their own words, Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) aims to reduce the risk of a recurrent cardiovascular event in people with established CVD .

This is the link to the Guidelines

cks.nice.org.uk/topics/lipi...

In my view it is worth us hearties plodding through it for of self education, although there is a lot in there that is medical terminology some of which may be foreign to folks as it is for me, since it covers what we should be being offered to lower our heart health risk, as folks who have already suffered at least one CVD 'situation', and because I sometimes get the feeling, borne out to some extent by my own situation, that GPs in particular have not followed previous guidelines to the letter and are now even less likely to, since they have been tightened up and also because we are led to believe GPs are under even more pressure than before.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Thank you for sharing the link which I have read with interest.

[Blearyeyed]

Thank you for the link , you are right , it can be a bit hard for new patients to read but to make the best decisions on your individual preventative care it's worth it.

[DWizza]

Thank you for sharing 👍🏻, not cr to have access to this .

[DWizza in reply to DWizza]

Ooops , meant to write “ nice to have this “ 🤦🏼👊🏻

[sandandkev]

Thanks for that,found it very interesting as have had problems with statins,now on 3rd different one as others affected my liver and 1 made me so tired

[Silvermedal in reply to sandandkev]

Yes, I can't take statins as they affect my liver, even taking them only once a week.

My other lipid levels are very good, but I don't seem to get Brownie points for this!

I follow all the other lifestyle advice and am being very careful with my diet and this seems to help.

[sandandkev in reply to Silvermedal]

Pleased you have found a way to keep your cholesterol down,at present this statin hasn't affected me physically but if bloods up,not going to continue as life too short to be affected by drugs

[Smitty1956]

Thank you for the link. I would have read the report, but, unfortunately, it is only available to UK citizens or to those in British territories. Others can only read it by subscription. 🌎

[davebal67]

Very interesting, i dont have high ldl and low triglycerides. Even my conversation with my surgeon to demonstrate the benefits of taking statins and he said for my case he couldnt.

The side effect for me is that 20mg of Atoravastatin lowers my apolipoprotein E to levels not reccommended and this is needed for good brain function.

I am going back to speak to my cardiologist again and in the meantime i am off statins.

The problem by blanketing everyone the people who actually make life changes can be actualled harmed.