AFP Clinical Answers/American Family Physicians (AFP)

 

What is the AAFP recommendation for screening and treating depression after na acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event?

Am Fam Physicians 2020, vol 101 (2): 75

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0115/p75.html

 

What are the benefits and harms of early invasive therapy in acute coronary syndromes?

Am Fam Physicians 2019, vol 100 (2): 81

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0715/p81.html

 

Is a cardiac troponin I concentration of less than 5 ng per L useful in identifying adults with acute coronary syndrome at low risk of myocardial infarction or death?

Am Fam Physicians 2019, vol 99 (12): 737

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0615/p737.html

 

What medical therapy is indicated for stable coronary artery disease?

Am Fam Physician 2019 (9): 543

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0501/p543.html

 

Should physicians use a combination of an ACE inhibitor and an ARB in patientes with heart failure?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (2): 7

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0115/p75.html

 

Does therapies that help patientes who have HFrEF (reduced ejection fraction) also improve outcomes in patients woth have HFpEF (preserved ejection fraction)?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 101 (3): 143

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0201/p143.html

 

Is hormone replacement therapy effective for primray prevention of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (1): 10

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p10.html

 

In older people without a history of CVD, is statin treatment associated with better outcomes?

Am Fam Physicians 2019, vol 100 (11): 3-671

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1201/p671.html

 

What does the USPSTF recomended regarding screening for preeclampsia in pregnancy

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (4): 226

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0215/p226.html

 

What diagnostic testing is recommended in children and adolescents with hypertension

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 100 (1): 12

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0701/p12.html

 

How should hypertension be screened and managed in children and adolescents?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (1): 543

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0501/p543.html

 

Which is a better predictor of mortality: ambulatory or office-based measurement of blood pressure?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (11): 671

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1201/p671.html

 

Is low-dose aspirin effective for the primary prevention of CVD in moderate-risk patients?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (10): 606

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1115/p606.html

 

Is the CAC score a valuabel addition to cardiovascular risk assessment models based on traditional risk factors?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (1): 12

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0701/p12.html

 

Should asymptomatic patients be screened for heart disease with ECG?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (11): 675

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p675.html

 

What dietary patterns should physicians recommend to improve patient´s cardiovascular risk factors?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (10): 606

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0515/p606.html

 

■  Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

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Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com

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Data: Março 2021