#22 Cardiovascular Disease Part 2: Risk assessment and Treatment with A/Professor David Colquhoun Cardiologist

Today I am joined by A/Professor David Colquhoun, Cardiologist, Lipidologist, President of the QLD Heart Foundation, Co-President of the Clinical and Preventative Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland School of Medicine.  He has dedicated his life to reducing cardiovascular disease, and pleasingly with a strong focus on improving lifestyle factors.   Risk assessment and importance of using overall risk instead of single factors, Calcium score scan use, Risk calculation in those >75 years, Risk assessment and treatment options including mediterranean diet, exercise, mental health, social isolation, even owning dogs versus cats! Fibrates and triglycerides Post production: Mediterranean Diet detail and benefits Statins - efficacy, indication, side effects (fatigue, myalgia, diabetes, memory/cognitive impairment, rhabdomyolysis, haemorrhagic stroke) and bias in statin studies   Calcium Score Scans - http://www.csanz.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CAC_Position-Statement_Exec-Summary_ratified-4-August-2016.pdf Mediterranean Diet: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/37/39/2999/2414995/2016-ESC-EAS-Guidelines-for-the-Management-of    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26528631 http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1344   Statins: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27838722 Fatigue - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285455/  Memory - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24247674  Diabetes - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887679  Myalgia/stroke -  http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(16)31357-5.pdf,  https://www.mja.com.au/system/files/issues/ham00039.pdf Bias - http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5949