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Yassir Javaid
Northamptonshire CCG, UK
Biography
Dr Yassir Javaid, Cardiovascular & Diabetes Lead Northamptonshire CCG, UK. Qualified from Cambridge University and completed his VTS training in Northampton. He has a special 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 also the primary care Cardiovascular lead for the East Midlands Clinical Network from 2013-2020. He was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands, and is currently on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology and a trustee of Heart Valve Voice.
Featured Courses
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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