| CARDIOVASCULAR RESOURCES |
| Clinical practice guidelines |
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Management of adults with symptomatic heart failure (213KB PDF)
Guidelines for diagnostic evaluation, treatment and education.
Updated 04/2007
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Management of hyperlipidemia (1.3MB PDF)
Guidelines and recommendations for management of LDL cholesterol.
Updated 12/2007
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Management of adults with hypertension (1MB PDF)
Guidelines for diagnostic evaluation, education and treatment.
Updated 12/2007
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| Practice management tools |
Web Page
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Cardiovascular disease prevention
(links to the American Heart Assn. website, opens in a new browser
window) A summary of the American Heart Association's Guidelines for
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update. It
also includes a coronary heart disease risk prediction score sheet that
you may use for your patients. |
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ATP III guidelines at-a-glance quick desk reference (83KB PDF)
This is a summary of the National Cholesterol Education Program
guidelines, May 2001, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute.
Updated 05/2001
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JNC 7 reference card (258KB PDF)
This is a summary of the Seventh Report of the Joint National committee
on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
(JNC 7).
Updated 05/2003
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Web page
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10-year heart attack risk calculator
This risk assessment online tool uses information from the Framingham
Heart Study to predict a person's chance of having a heart attack in the
next 10 years. |
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Planned care model patient flow sheet (69KB PDF)
Use this flow sheet to assist in providing optimal care for members with
chronic health conditions.
Updated 07/2005
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Reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (43KB PDF)
This document outlines a strategy for reducing cardiovascular morbidity
and mortality through evidence-based practices.
Updated 06/2007
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Patient profile: ACEI/ARB data (396KB PDF)
A sample showing how to do a health condition search for ACEI/ARB data
in the patient profile tool here on priorityhealth.com.
Updated 07/2007
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Persistence
of ACEI/ARB and statin therapy adherence measure (52KB PDF)
Complete measure details.
Updated 06/2007
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ACEI/ARB key indicator report sample (29KB PDF)
A sample of how persistence of ACEI/ARB therapy will be shown on the key indicator report.
Updated 07/2007
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| Patient education |
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Prescription for a healthy heart (197KB PDF)
These "prescription pads" can be used to prescribe exercise and
nutrition guidelines for your patients to follow.
Updated 06/2004
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| Web page |
Aspirin therapy & heart disease information
Print this Web page to help your patients understand the value and the
risks of aspirin therapy for heart disease.
Updated 12/04/2006
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Web page
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Setting goals for managing your blood pressure
Print this Web page to give a tip sheet to your patients who need to set
goals for getting more exercise, quitting smoking, and other ways of
lowering their hypertension.
Updated 03/2006
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Web page
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Tips on how to avoid salt & use alternative seasonings
Print this page to help your hypertensive patients begin cutting down
their dependence on table and cooking salt.
Updated 02/2007
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CHF symptom management chart (30KB PDF)
Use this green/yellow/red symptom-sorting chart to help your CHF
patients track and categorize their symptoms and know when to get
help.
Updated 03/2006
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Priority Health programs
HealthyEncountersSM - Cardiovascular
Refer your patients to case management services: 616 481-9701 |
Cardiovascular links
These organizations may provide helpful resources for
prevention, disease management and patient education:
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