Preventive Cardiology: Insights Into the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease / Edition 2 (PDF)

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Jo Anne Micale FoodyJo Anne Micale Foody

Evidence continues to emerge regarding the significant impact that preventive interventions have on the course of cardiovascular disease. In this new edition leading clinicians and researchers concisely review the significant risk factors, including dyslipidemias, hypertension, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, tobacco, and homocysteine, and outline the best preventive strategies available. They also review the new paradigms in coronary artery disease pathophysiology, including the nature of the unstable atherosclerotic plaque, the importance of the endothelium in the maintenance of cardiovascular health, and the emerging roles of oxidative stress, infection, and inflammation. Among the particular strategies discussed in detail are pharmacologic therapies, imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis, treatment of women with CVD and quality improvement initiatives for the prevention of CVD. Comprehensive and pathbreaking, Preventive Cardiology: Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease provides physicians with the understanding and tools necessary to bring the practice of preventive cardiology to their patients.

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