Primary Prevention

Question 1

Which group of patients are automatically high risk?

Answer 1

• diabetes and aged >60 years
• diabetes with microalbuminuria (>20 μg/min or UACR >2.5 mg/mmol for males and >3.5 mg/mmol for females)
• moderate or severe chronic kidney disease (persistent proteinuria or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <45 mL/min/1.73 m2)
• patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia
• systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥110mmHg
• serum total cholesterol >7.5 mmol/L
- ATSI patients >74

(Ref: Cardiology Check 2016)