Preventive Cardiology

As heart disease continues as the nation's number one killer, health professionals are compelled to offer practical strategies for prevention. This volume summarizes the extensive literature on heart disease risk factors and prevention and provides evidence-based protocols for reducing the risks of heart disease and secondary episodes such as repeat heart attacks. It also offers clear clinical strategies to successfully screen, identify and control cardiovascular risk factors. Each chapter addresses background research, evidence pertaining to treatment and the prevention of control of the disease, management strategies and expected outcomes. Highlights include smoking cessation, the evaluation of family history, obesity and weight control issues, hypertension control, gender and ethnic differences in cardiocascular risk, prevention in youth and non-invasive methods for the early detection of coronary artery disease.