Characteristics of a 55-year-old male patient seeking cardiovascular risk assessment due to a family history of premature coronary heart disease
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Family history of coronary heart disease | Father died at 52 years |
| Smoking | Quit 10 years ago |
| Physical fitness | Excellent |
| Total cholesterol | 6.5 mmol/l |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol | 1.1 mmol/l |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol | 4.5 mmol/l |
| Triglycerides | 2.0 mmol/l |
| Glucose | 4.3 mmol/l |
| Systolic blood pressure | 1 58 mmHg |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 96 mmHg |
| Body mass index | 24.5 kg/m2 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 1.0 |
| Electrocardiogram | Unremarkable |
| 10-year risk of ischaemic heart diseasea | 20-30 out of 100 |
↵a A risk chart froma Norwegian guideline for cardiovascular disease prevention was used to calculate the 10-year risk of ischaemic heart disease.19 The vignette was presented to 450 internists and 450 GPs