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Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

This guideline deals with the management of cardiovascular risk, both primary prevention, defined as the potential for intervention prior to the disease presenting through a specified event (any incident linked to critical disruption of blood flow that may cause damage to the heart, brain or peripheral tissues), and secondary prevention, defined as the potential for intervention after an event has occurred.

Preventing cardiovascular disease

This booklet is for you if: you are at risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke, you already have heart disease or have had a stroke, or you are a friend, relative or carer of someone who has or is at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Management of diabetes

These guidelines provide recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of diabetes.

Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes

These guidelines provide recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of diabetes.

SIGN 97 Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

SIGN 78 Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia

SIGN 64 Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning

Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism

SIGN 57 Cardiac rehabilitation

SIGN 2 Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism

Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the management of cardiac arrest and the arrhythmias associated with ACS, chronic CHD and cardiac surgery.

Update: Acute coronary syndrome

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Management of patients with stroke or TIA: Assessment, investigation, immediate management

Acute Coronary Syndrome

The guideline is about patients who are assessed and treated for acute coronary syndrome (heart attack or unstable angina).

Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease

A cardiac arrhythmia is the name for what happens when your heart doesn’t beat to its usual rhythm.

Chronic heart failure

This guideline is about patients who are assessed and treated for chronic heart failure.

Joining a group

Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia

This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the identification and management of dysphagia after stroke.

Management of patients with stroke: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning

This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of stroke rehabilitation in the first 12 months after stroke.

SIGN 95 Management of chronic heart failure

SIGN 96 Management of stable angina

SIGN 94 Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease

Antithrombotics: indications and management

This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of adult patients on antithrombotic therapy.

Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism

The guideline identifies adult patient groups at risk of venous thromboembolism and describes the available methods of prophylaxis, with general recommendations about efficacy, safety, and how they should be used.

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Management of stable angina

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and best practice guidance on the management of patients with stable angina.

Management of chronic heart failure

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and best practice guidance on the management of patients with chronic heart failure.

Acute coronary syndrome

This guideline provides recommendations for the management of patients with ACS within the first 12 hours and up to hospital discharge.

Cardiac rehabilitation

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and best practice guidance on the management of patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation.

National clinical guideline for stroke for the UK and Ireland

Cardiac rehab

This guideline is about cardiac rehabilitation.