With the numerous advances that have been made in treatment of heart disease over the past 20 years, physicians are now emphasizing more than ever the prevention of heart disease. This issue provides cardiologists with practical state-of-the-art information on prevention that can be be easily applied to their patients. Topics covered include diabetes, lipid-lowering therapy, RAAS blockade, emerging therapies for atherosclerosis prevention, and heart disease in women.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Foreword - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Events - p. 7 8. Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - p. 16 9. Women and Heart Disease - p. 27 10. Primary and Secondary Prevention Strategy for Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus - p. 35 11. Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Heart Disease Prevention - p. 51 12. Lipid-Lowering Therapy with Statins for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - p. 62 13. Focusing on High-Density Lipoprotein for Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction - p. 72 14. Emerging Therapies for Atherosclerosis Prevention and Management - p. 82 15. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Blockade for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - p. 93 16. Role of Medical Versus Interventional Strategies to Prevent Coronary Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease - p. 106 17. Index - p. 112
With the numerous advances that have been made in treatment of heart disease over the past 20 years, physicians are now emphasizing more than ever the prevention of heart disease. This issue provides cardiologists with practical state-of-the-art information on prevention that can be be easily applied to their patients. Topics covered include diabetes, lipid-lowering therapy, RAAS blockade, emerging therapies for atherosclerosis prevention, and heart disease in women.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Foreword - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Events - p. 7 8. Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - p. 16 9. Women and Heart Disease - p. 27 10. Primary and Secondary Prevention Strategy for Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus - p. 35 11. Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Heart Disease Prevention - p. 51 12. Lipid-Lowering Therapy with Statins for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - p. 62 13. Focusing on High-Density Lipoprotein for Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction - p. 72 14. Emerging Therapies for Atherosclerosis Prevention and Management - p. 82 15. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Blockade for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - p. 93 16. Role of Medical Versus Interventional Strategies to Prevent Coronary Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease - p. 106 17. Index - p. 112
