For those interested in Heart Disease Prevention, Cholesterol etc.
Seems to be a recurring topic on the M&H forum.
For those interested, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, have recently released this document http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign97.pdf Must admit, I havn't read it all yet, but from past experience, they appear to offer a robust opinion on matters relating to health. I think there will be a shortened version on their website. It's not directly related to aviation I'm afraid.:) |
If you're really interested in your own cardiovascular risk, go to this site and download the British Heart Foundation risk assessor. I use it all the time in clinical practice. You'll need your blood pressure and full lipid profile:
http://www.access2information.org/health/cvra/ Of course, I am not then allowed to treat cholesterol to the Joint British Societies target of 4. My patients have to make do with 5, because they live in Britain. QDM |
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