17: Public Health - cardiovascular risk factors

Question 1

A large part of reducing deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases is ___.

Answer 1

prevention

Question 2

Despite successful prevention efforts, there are still regional ___ in mortality rates across the UK.

Answer 2

inequalities

Question 3

Total cardiovascular risk is not just ___.

Answer 3

cardiac

Question 4

According to the ASSIGN score used by NHS Scotland, what are the risk factors of CVD?

Answer 4

Age
Sex
Postcode
Family history
Diabetes
Cigarettes smoked daily
Systolic BP
Total cholesterol
HDL cholesterol

Question 5

By definition, what is “high risk”?

Answer 5

> 20% chance of event within the next 10 years

Question 6

Which study, carried out in 1948, was a landmark project in calculating the effect of multiple risk factors on coronary heart disease?

Answer 6

Framingham Study

Question 7

Why is the Framingham study not a great estimate of CHD risk in the UK?

Answer 7

No deprivation score

No family history score

Question 8

Should you look at the CVD risk factors document you wrote out for this?

Answer 8

Yes

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