Clinical Manual of Total Cardiovascular Risk - Softcover

Poulter, Neil R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848002521 ISBN 13: 9781848002524

Publisher: Springer, 2009

Synopsis

Here are rapid answers to common clinical questions relating to cardiovascular risk. Taking a guidelines-driven approach, the author has simplified the vast number of clinical choices available to the physician assessing their patient for cardiovascular risk.

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About the Author

Professor Neil Poulter is Professor of Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine and co-Director of the International Center for Circulatory Health, Imperial College London, UK. He is a co-author of the 2003 European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hyptertension among other papers and guidelines documents.

From the Back Cover

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western industrialized countries. The management of non-fatal stroke and heart attack consumes a major proportion of current healthcare budgets and has a huge detrimental impact on quality of life for both patients and their relatives. The multifactorial nature of CVD and the interactions between risk factors mean that it is difficult for clinicians to make an intuitive assessment of an individual’s future risk of disease. This has led to the production of a number of guidelines on the prevention of CVD, all of which recommend risk assessment tools to guide primary prevention strategies.

In a practical, easy to digest format, Clinical Management of Total Cardiovascular Risk presents the key data on all aspects of managing cardiovascular disease. Stressing the importance of identifying the patient at risk, Neil Poulter incorporates review of the current guidelines and outlines the options available when diagnosing, managing and treating these patients. Using algorithms to highlight key management decisions, this practical reference will be useful to all in the management of cardiovascular disease from primary care practitioners and physicians in the fields of prevention and rehabilitation to Residents in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848002521
• ISBN 13: 9781848002524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100