Category Archives: Cardiology

The Absolute CVD Risk/Benefit Calculator

What you will find here: Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Benefit Calculator.                                              Includes:  Framingham; QRISK; ACC/AHA ASCVD; PREDICT                                                                   *Please review “Important Caveats to Consider” at the bottom of the calculator page before use.

Go to http://chd.bestsciencemedicine.com/calc2.html

Risk Calculator

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) – Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases Recommended Reading- Guidelines

What you will find here: The ESC is a world leader in the discovery and dissemination of best practices in cardiovascular medicine.

Go to https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Recommended-Reading/Myocardial-and-Pericardial-Diseases

Recommended reading on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) – Guidelines

What you will find here: The ESC is a world leader in the discovery and dissemination of best practices in cardiovascular medicine.

Go to https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Infective-Endocarditis-Guidelines-on-Prevention-Diagnosis-and-Treatment-of

Infective Endocarditis (Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of)

American Heart Association (AHA)

  1. Go to https://www.heart.org
  2. Click on Professionals on the menu bar and select Guidelines & Statements
  3. Click Search Guidelines & Statements and enter keyword “UNSTABLE ANGINA” or “NSTEMI GUIDELINES” in the search bar.

American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (2014)

  1. Go to AHA Journals
  2. Enter keyword UNSTABLE ANGINA or NSTEMI GUIDELINES in the search bar section of website.

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes | Circulation