Evidence has demonstrated that an anticholinergic burden of >3 increases risk of major cardiovascular events - the higher the score, the higher the risk. This website allows you to check different medications and calculate their ACB score to determine their anticholinergic burden risk. Allows you to consider this when you are considering prescribing new medications.
Information about conditions affecting the cardiovascular system, such as aneurysm, angina, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and others. There is also information about cholesterol, blood pressure, and lifestyle advice about management. As well as helpful information leaflets, there is a free helpline run by cardiac nurses who can provide advice on diagnoses, lifestyle advice and information about medications.
Guidelines from the British Society of Echocardiography on when an echo is UNLIKELY to change management. "Very often the most useful information in primary care is to know the clinical conditions in which transthoracic echocardiography is not routinely indicated at the time of initial clinical contact. This guidance is not intended to override clinical judgment in individual cases and has chiefly been created to support situations where clinical judgement favours avoiding further investigation."