Full Description
Prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease represents a pillar of contemporary medicine, as CV diseases are the most frequent cause of death and disability and a heavy socioeconomic burden. This is a concise and practical book that provides internationally applicable evidence-based standards of good practice. It discusses major advances in diagnosis and therapy. It continues to emphasize the importance of secondary prevention to reduce the recurrence of myocardial infarction, stroke, etc., improving the sustainability of the healthcare system.
Key Features:
Explains the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases and evidence-based prevention methodologies
Discusses the role of pharmacological interventions in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, relevant for both clinicians and trainees.
Shows how primary prevention can be achieved through non-pharmacological and dietary interventions.
Contents
Chapter 1: Current views on the burden of cardiovascular disease CHAPTER 2: Strategy of interventions and targets at individual and population levels CHAPTER 3: Cardiovascular prevention in children and adolescents CHAPTER 4: Non modifiable risk factors CHAPTER 5: Modifiable-Risk factors CHAPTER 6: Additional and emerging risk factors CHAPTER 7: Subclinical Organ Damage CHAPTER 8: Stratification of Cardiovascular Risk in Practice CHAPTER 9: Individual Genetic Assessment for analyzing the risk of cardiovascular diseases CHAPTER 10: Clinical approach to cardiovascular prevention in the general practice CHAPTER 11: Prevention of cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents CHAPTER 12: Non pharmacological interventions CHAPTER 13: Pharmacological interventions CHAPTER 14: Secondary Prevention CHAPTER 15: Tertiary Prevention and Rehabilitation
