From Guidance to Practice: Updates in CVD Screening - Frankly Speaking Ep 481

About this episode

The episode discusses new recommendations for cardiovascular disease screening and the role of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in guiding these practices.

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-481 Overview: Expand your prevention toolkit with new recommendations for cardiovascular disease screening. Listen in as we discuss how high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) can guide screening for ongoing inflammation in patients who are at risk, the evidence behind primary and secondary prevention applications, and key limitations to keep in mind when applying these recommendations in practice. Episode resource links: Mensah GA, Arnold N, Prabhu SD, Ridker PM, Welty FK. Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: 2025 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of Dr. Domino and his guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pri-Med.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Domino

Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP

Topics covered

• cardiovascular disease
• screening recommendations
• inflammation
• prevention
• high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

Keywords

• CVD screening
• hs-CRP
• primary prevention
• secondary prevention
• inflammation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Cardiology

Books & works: J Am Coll Cardiol

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