Prevention Of Myocardial Infarction

Author : JoAnn E. Manson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015037439414

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Prevention of Myocardial Infarction by JoAnn E. Manson Pdf

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both men and women in most industrialized countries. Yet it is largely preventable, and health care providers can acquire the skills to help their patients reduce their risks substantially. Traditional risk factors such as cigarette smoking, hypercholesterolimia, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, obesity and glucose intolerance explain a major proportion of coronary events. Recent evidence also suggests important adjunctive roles for hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women, and aspirin prophlaxis in individuals at high risk of a first myocardial infarction. Emerging evidence indicates an important role for diet in the prevention of heart disease. Although the importance of lifestyle and behavioral modifications may well be known among physicians and other health-care providers, the implementation of this knowledge has been limited. One reason is that the information supporting the value, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of risk-reduction strategies has not been previously synthesized and made widely available to health-care providers in office and community settings. Prevention of Myocardial Infarction fills these critical gaps by providing a state-of-the-art compendium of the scientific evidence on the efficacy of coronary disease prevention, while focusing on helping clinicians develop intervention skills to utilize available knowledge. Chapters by leading authorities in cardiovascular epidemiology, clinical cardiology, cost-effectiveness analysis, and public health translate the theory of preventive cardiology into feasible implementation. The counseling and other intervention strategies described in this textbook have documented clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and they require little time to learn or implement. The book is written mainly for primary care providers, including general internists and family physicians, but will also be of interest to medical subspecialties such as cardiologists and endocrinologists, as well as medical students, dietitians, psychologists, epidemiologists, and students, practitioners, and researchers in public health.

Author : P. Mathes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400950245

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Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction by P. Mathes Pdf

Despite considerable effort in primary prevention, coronary heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the industrialized nations. The patient who survives his first myocardial infarction carries approximately a tenfold risk of recurrence and sudden death when compared to the normal population. The concept of secondary prevention, therefore, has emerged as an active strategy aimed at the reduction of fatal and non-fatal recurrences of myocardial infarction. Apart from risk factors of relevance in primary prevention, secondary prevention is dependent on the extent of the disease itself; in other words the number of vessels involved, the extent of myocar dial damage and the degree of electrical instability. Nonmedical aspects such as the level of education, the degree of social support and the attitude towards stress also appear to influence the prognosis. The aim of this volume is to bring together all those factors relevant to achieving the maximal life span in patients afflicted with a disease that by its very nature is a lifelong process. However, as the late Paul Dudley White stated appropriately more than 40 years ago, it is not sufficient merely to add years to a life, one should also add life to the years. This concept truly is the nucleus of secondary prevention, sine only a life worth living generates the motivitation needed to take all the steps necessary in secondary pre vention. The authors and the editor are most grateful to Pharma Schwarz Inc.

Author : Prakash C. Deedwania
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781455709083

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Continuum, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics - E-Book by Prakash C. Deedwania Pdf

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.

Author : J.G.F. Cleland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1858732522

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Prevention Strategies After Myocardial Infarction by J.G.F. Cleland Pdf

Author : Elisabeth von der Lohe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642555534

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Coronary Heart Disease in Women by Elisabeth von der Lohe Pdf

Take advantage of new insights into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in women -- to the benefit of your patients. Designed to optimize your daily practice, this book gives lucid, up-to-date answers to numerous questions: What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy? What are the major risk factors for coronary heart disease in women? What are the most appropriate diagnostic tests in women? Which is the better treatment option for the woman with myocardial infarction -- lysis or primary angioplasty?

Author : Kristina Orth-Gomer,Neil Schneiderman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134791705

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Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Kristina Orth-Gomer,Neil Schneiderman Pdf

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of men and women in industrialized countries. In older age groups, CVD is also the most important cause for hospitalization, and, in many countries, it is the basis of early retirement from work. Thus, CVD is associated with enormous costs for care and loss of productivity, as well as for disabilities, pensions, etc. All this has motivated clinicians and scientists to develop and implement new methodologies and technologies to better care for patients who are hospitalized for heart disease. Efforts to improve care in the acute phases of coronary heart disease (CHD) have been successful. During the last decade, the immediate mortality risk of a patient admitted to coronary care for a suspected myocardial infarction or other acute coronary syndrome has decreased to less than 10%. Despite these achievements, CVD continues to represent a major threat to the health of middle-aged and elderly men and women. This volume addresses myriad aspects of CHD prevention, including biobehavioral and psychosocial factors, behavioral epidemiology, behavioral intervention models, and policy. The first section of the text provides an introduction to CVD prevention and behavioral medicine. The second section introduces two theoretically different approaches to preventive action, high-risk and population-based strategies. The third section describes and discusses the important questions of how behavioral sciences can be conceptually integrated into traditional, medically based, preventive efforts. The fourth section presents both population and high-risk behavioral intervention approaches. In summary, this volume examines the social environment and its potentials for preventive actions, reviews the psychosocial and biobehavioral mechanisms involved in these effects, and describes concrete and practical implementations of behavioral medicine knowledge as they have been applied to CHD prevention.

Author : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Cerebrovascular disease
ISBN : 1899893024

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Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Following Myocardial Infarction by Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Pdf

Author : Stephan Gielen,Guy De Backer,Massimo Piepoli,David Wood
Publisher : European Society of Cardiology
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199656653

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The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology by Stephan Gielen,Guy De Backer,Massimo Piepoli,David Wood Pdf

"EACPR, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation -- European Society of Cardiology."

Author : Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Shuchi Anand,Thomas A. Gaziano,Jean-Claude Mbanya,Rachel Nugent
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781464805202

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 5) by Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Shuchi Anand,Thomas A. Gaziano,Jean-Claude Mbanya,Rachel Nugent Pdf

Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantial burden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Their burden extends well beyond health effects to include significant economic and societal consequences. Most of these conditions are related, share risk factors, and have common control measures at the clinical, population, and policy levels. Lives can be extended and improved when these diseases are prevented, detected, and managed. This volume summarizes current knowledge and presents evidence-based interventions that are effective, cost-effective, and scalable in LMICs.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309156981

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Cardiovascular Disability by Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria Pdf

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.

Author : Jo Anne Micale Foody
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597450966

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Preventive Cardiology by Jo Anne Micale Foody Pdf

Preventive cardiology is a fast moving field that places emphasis on the prevention and treatment of coronary disease. Preventive Cardiology: Insights Into the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Second Edition is intended for clinical cardio- gists, internists, primary care providers, and allied health care professionals who wish to extend their knowledge and expertise in the rapidly expanding field of preventive car- ology. It is the mission of this book to provide clinicians with the understanding and tools necessary to implement prevention in their daily practices. Recent changes in the delivery of health care in the United States and abroad, in conjunction with new scientific evidence supporting the role of preventive strategies in the maintenance of cardiovascular health, have focused new attention and efforts on the field of cardiovascular disease prevention. The field of cardiology is thus making a gradual transition from the technology-driven, intervention-oriented perspective of the last several decades to a new, preventive, molecular-based perspective. As fresh evidence amasses that preventive measures produce a considerable decrease in the incidence of both primary and secondary cardiac events and mortality, there is growing, widespread acknowledgment that health care providers from all arenas must initiate preventive str- egies in the management and care of their patients.

Author : John G. F. Cleland,John J. V. McMurray,Simon G. Ray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Myocardial infarction
ISBN : 1858730392

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Prevention Strategies After Myocardial Infarction by John G. F. Cleland,John J. V. McMurray,Simon G. Ray Pdf

Author : Ira S. Ockene,Judith K. Ockene
Publisher : Little, Brown Medical Division
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Coronary heart disease
ISBN : UOM:39015025228431

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Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease by Ira S. Ockene,Judith K. Ockene Pdf

Author : Darwin R. Labarthe
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449662172

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Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Global Challenge by Darwin R. Labarthe Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive epidemiological perspective on cardiovascular diseases and analysis of measures for their prevention and control in community and clinical settings. Perfect for both students and practitioners, the second edition includes over 300 tables, figures, and exhibits; and has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent research in the field. Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Global Challenge, Second Edition provides an in-depth examination of epidemiologic research and prevention measures for the full range of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This authoritative text on the world’s leading causes of death describes in detail the nature of atherosclerotic and hypertensive diseases—including their determinants, prevention and control, as well as policies for intervention in community and clinical settings. This second edition is fully updated, more extensively referenced and expanded to include new information about the public health dimensions of CVD prevention, exploring the basis of public health decisions and the process by which decision-making bodies develop guidelines and recommendations. Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Global Challenge, Second Edition is the essential text for any student or practitioner concerned with global cardiovascular health. The second edition includes: • The most up-to-date epidemiologic research, prevention measures, and policies • Fully revised content and expanded material • A comprehensive review of CVD research

Author : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Cardiaos
ISBN : MINN:31951000148960O

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Rehabilitation and Comprehensive Secondary Prevention After Acute Myocardial Infarction by World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe Pdf