Table 1 Sandwell Primary Care Trust's local protocol for prevention of CVD in primary care
Intervention | Treatment eligibility criteria |
|---|---|
Aspirin 75 mg | Age ≥50 and calculated risk ≥20% |
Antihypertensive treatment: | Blood pressure ≥160/100 mm Hg |
1. Bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg | Â |
2. Lisinopril 5 mg | Blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg calculated ten-year CVD risk ≥20% |
3. Bisoprolol 10 mg | Â |
Simvastatin 40 mg | Total cholesterol ≥7 mmol/l |
|  | Diabetic: age ≥40 |
|  | Diabetic: total cholesterol ≥6 mmol/l |
|  | Any cholesterol level calculated ten-year CVD risk ≥20% |