Joint British Societies’ consensus recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Summary: <p>This podcast discusses the 3rd Joint British Societies’ (JBS) consensus recommendations, released on 26th March 2014. </p><p>These eagerly anticipated guidelines incorporate much of the recent research in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, and include a new risk calculator for physicians. </p><p>Heart’s social media editor, Dr Alistair Lindsay, discusses the most important points of the recommendations with Dr Iain Simpson, President of the British Cardiovascular Society and a member of the JBS 3 editorial group.</p>