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Yassir Javaid

GPwSI Cardiology

Northamptonshire CCG

Biography

Dr Yassir Javaid, Cardiovascular & Diabetes Lead Northamptonshire CCG, UK. Qualified from Cambridge University and completed his GP VTS training in Northampton. He has an interest in cardiology and echocardiography and was a clinical lead in the Northamptonshire Community Cardiology service, which had a focus on patients with heart failure and valve disease. Dr Javaid was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands. He is also a council member of the British Heart Valve Society, accredited member of the British Society of Echocardiography and on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology.

Featured Courses

Achieving Lipid Targets & Managing CV Risk: Reassessing our way with Statins

Yassir Javaid Kausik (Kosh) Ray Ulrich Laufs et al

  • 1.00 EBAC

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Learning objectives

  • Recall prevalence of patients who are statin uncontrolled/intolerant
  • Define the additive benefit of combination treatment compared with statin intensification
  • Name the non-statin LLTs offering proven CV protection
  • Identifying patients with indication for novel non-statin therapy
  • Initiate lipid-lowering strategies proven to lower future CV events
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