BHS Hypertension Guidelines 1999

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BHS Hypertension Guidelines - 1999
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Risk Tables Diabetic
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Risk Tables Non-Diabetic
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Absolute Cardiac Risk
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BHS Hypertension Guidelines - 1999

• Other therapies to reduce risk Aspirin and
  Statin therapy
• Patients with established cardiovascular disease
  or at high risk according to the Joint British
  Societies' Cardiac Risk Assessor computer program
  should be considered for aspirin and statin
  therapy as follows
• For primary prevention, give 75 mg aspirin if
  patients aged gt50, satisfactory control of their
  BP (lt150/90 mm Hg) and either target organ damage
  or diabetes or a 10 year coronary heart disease
  risk gt15.
• For primary prevention, commence statin therapy
  if aged lt70 and TC is gt5.0 mmol/l and the
  10 year coronary heart disease risk is gt30.
• For secondary prevention (either angina or
  myocardial infarction), commence statin if aged
  lt75 and TC gt5.0 mmol/l.