Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading global cause of death, with an estimated 18 million deaths each year (over 30% of all global deaths). In 2022, around 175,000 people in the UK died from CVD, accounting for about 27% of all deaths — the second most common cause of death after dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

In this podcast, Dr Thomas Round talks to Dr Nicholas Jones, a salaried GP in Oxford with a special interest in cardiology, about primary risk assessment and lipid management in cardiovascular disease.

This podcast falls within the Cardiovascular Health curriculum field.

EKU Programme module on Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment, reduction & lipid modification.

British Journal of General Practice article on Cardiovascular disease — risk assessment and reduction: NICE 2023 update for GPs.