Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.RC685 0-7234-3358-5 Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease prevention. Wood, David and Kornelia Kotseva. Mosby, [c]2004 155 p. $19.95 (pa) Wood and Kotseva (both cardiovascular medicine, Imperial College, London) provide practical guidance on lifestyle and risk factor management for those with arteriosclerosis arteriosclerosis (ärtĭr'ēōsklərō`sis), general term for a condition characterized by thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood vessels. or at risk of developing it. They describe the disease's pathogenesis, risk factors, methods of assessment for risks, preventative cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. and prevention and treatment goals in Europe, the UK and US. They include techniques of lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management, future developments, frequently asked questions and key references. Their appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. include information on drugs, prevention guidelines, therapeutic and lifestyle goals, and a lost of resources. |
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