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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
- Describe the link between CVD and hypertension
- Classify hypertension patients according to their cardiovascular risk
- Recall recent guideline-directed and evidence-based strategies for managing very high CVD risk patients
- Apply guideline-directed and evidence-based management strategies to a case study
- Use expert guidance to adopt optimal multidisciplinary antihypertensive management strategies in patients with very high cardiovascular risk