Abstract
Cardiovascular risk stratification is a frequent evaluation performed by health professionals.
Not uncommonly, requests for risk stratification involve activities or procedures
that fall outside of the scope of current evidence-based guidelines. Estimating risk
and providing guidance for these requests can be challenging due to limited available
evidence. This review focuses on some of these unique requests, each of which are
real examples encountered in our practice. We offer guidance by synthesizing the available
medical literature and formulating recommendations on topics such as the initiation
of testosterone and erectile dysfunction therapy, SCUBA and skydiving, polygraphy,
and electroconvulsive therapy.
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