Chronic Coronary Disease Guideline E2: Risk Assessment and Lifestyle Factors

Risk assessment is the foundation that treatment decisions are built upon. In this episode, Dr. Virani and Newby discuss the guideline's detailed recommendations when it comes to evaluation and risk assessment, including the encouragement to defer testing in certain patients due to its inherent risks and costs. They also go into the lifestyle factors that play an important role in managing CCD, including optimal nutrition and exercise. And they emphasize the guideline's recommendations on how to best counsel patients about drug and alcohol use.