In reply: On behalf of the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance, I thank Usherwood for raising concerns about the evidence-based recommendations (EBRs) within the Guidelines for the management of absolute cardiovascular disease risk.1 These guidelines inform a comprehensive, absolute risk approach to prevention of cardiovascular disease, and were approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council in 2012.
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- 1. National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance. Guidelines for the management of absolute cardiovascular disease risk. Canberra: National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance, 2012. http://strokefoundation.com.au/site/media/AbsoluteCVD_GL_webready.pdf (accessed Jul 2013).
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The National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance is an alliance between Diabetes Australia, Kidney Health Australia, the National Stroke Foundation and the National Heart Foundation.