Health Environment Ethics
Tag: atrial fibrillation
cha2ds2vasc score 1 – anticoagulate?
Great review by Cavallari et. al in Heart Rhythm Journal for a common clinical question. •Deep stratification of thromboembolic risk is advisable, while also considering other possible predictors of increased risk beyond the CHA2DS2-VASc score, such as renal failure, left atrial enlargement, low flow in the left atrial appendage, different left atrial morphologies, and spontaneous…
alcohol-AFIB trial
If you have AFIB, alcohol will make it worse. Maybe it is time to stop or cut alcohol intake significantly
plant based diet – environmental argument
vegan cookbooks
The Plant Based Journey Thug Kitchen Energy Balls Veganomicon Cook, Eat, Thrive Street Vegan The Homemade Vegan Pantry
graphics / videos
framingham risk score
Used to assess 10 yr risk of death or heart attack.
patient information sheets
All patient information sheets on this webpage
has-bled score
This score is used to determine the risk of bleeding.
plant based resources
There are 4 guiding principles to a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet Eat whole plants – grains, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts Avoid processed and artificial foods Avoid added oils and sugars Avoid animal sourced foods – meat, fish, eggs, dairy The China Study is the largest WFPB study. Forks over Knives is a good…