Primary Prevention of CV Disease
Cardiovascular prevention works best when risk is found early and managed over a lifetime. This solution set helps clinicians assess risk, start the right therapies, and coordinate team-based prevention.
Goals of This Solution Set
- Guide early risk assessment and interventions with lifetime benefit in mind
- Support team-based prevention that lowers cumulative risk
- Promote equitable cardiovascular health across the lifespan
Clinical Guidance
(6 resources)Primary Prevention 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Guideline
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2018 ECDP
Point-of-Care Tools
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CCG
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Patient Resources
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My Plan for Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor CardioSmart action planCCG
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Your action plan for lowering LDL-cholesterol and related heart risks CardioSmart action planCCG
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Assessing your heart health CardioSmart worksheetCCG
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Patient Voices — On Finding the Right Statin or What Works for You Patient Voices videoCCG
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Patient Voices — On Making Healthy Choices and Knowing Your Family History Patient Voices videoCCG
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Patient Voices — Paying Attention to Your LDL Cholesterol Over Your Lifetime Patient Voices videoCCG
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Your Action Plan for Managing Diabetes and Protecting Your Heart CardioSmart action planCCG
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10 Steps to Lower Your Chance of Diabetes-Related Heart Problems CardioSmart worksheetCCG
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My Medication List CardioSmart worksheetCCG
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Healthy Habits Protect Your Heart CardioSmart fact sheetCCG
Implementation & Policy
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Advanced Cardiovascular Risk Detection for the Critical Decades Heart House Roundtable2025 CCG
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From Pressure to Problems — Navigating the Impact of Hypertension on CVD Heart House Roundtable2024 CCG
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Risk to Resilience — Addressing Weight Management in CV Care Heart House Roundtable2024 CCG
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LDL-C Lowering Therapies — The Changing Lipid Landscape Heart House Roundtable2020 CCG
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LDL & Beyond — Emerging Management Strategies for Patients with Dyslipidemia Heart House Roundtable2019 CCG
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Managing CV Disease Risk in Diabetes Heart House Roundtable (2017–2018)2017 CCG
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LDL — Address the Risk Heart House Roundtable (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)CCG
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Managing LDL Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk — Learning from the Patient Experience Heart House Patient Forum2020 CCG
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Living Well with T2D and CV Disease — Getting to the Heart of the Matter Heart House Patient Forum2019 CCG
Other Resources
(4 resources)Related Content
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- Advancing Adult Immunization Coming soon
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