Cardiovascular Risk Management / Edition 1

by Richard Hobbs, Bruce Arroll

Overview

• Practical ABC style
• Enables doctors to prioritise treatment using risk-scoring systems and holistic recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk
• Includes treatment plans for individuals with diabetes, who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease
• How to reduce cardiovascular risk in other specific patient groups
• Developed by expert groups in different regions of the world

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405155755
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Prof Richard Hobbs, Professor and Head of Primary Care and General Practice, Primary Care , University of Birmingham.

Prof Bruce Arroll, Dept of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
The chapter authors are members of a group of global experts on metabolic and vascular disease called the Future Forum. This group brings together specialists and primary care physicians to debate current issues via a closed website and at twice yearly conferences.

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Table of Contents

Foreword.

Contributors.

1. The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease.

2. Using guidelines as a framework for cardiovascular risk management: comparison of international recommendations.

3. Identifying high-risk patients.

4. Moderate- to low-risk patients: management recommendations.

5. High-risk patients: management recommendations.

6. Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome patients: management recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk.

7. Lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk.

8. Pharmacotherapy: improving the lipid profile.

9. Pharmacotherapy: lowering blood pressure.

10. Pharmacotherapy: lowering blood glucose.

11. Long-term management of cardiovascular disease.

12. Managing cardiovascular risk in the future.

Appendix.

Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"An updated text, which has the merit of taking stock of the situation in a field, the management of cardiovascular risk, where the fast and sudden classification of the patient is essential . . . In conclusion, the work is properly addressed to all those who wish to have an overview of the management of patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, including nuclear physicians involved in nuclear cardiology." (Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2010)

"This is an extremely valuable book for practicing physicians and researchers of cardiovascular disease. I highly recommend it for every medical library.” (Doody's Reviews, May 2009)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Description: This deceptively small book discusses the global risk for cardiovascular disease and the guidelines that different medical associations worldwide have developed to address this risk. Despite the size, this is an extraordinarily dynamic book.
Purpose: The purpose is to address the total risk assessment and management on a worldwide scale and give the entire team of physicians, nurses, and dieticians the tools to address cardiovascular risk with patients. The authors and contributors have provided an extraordinarily complete guide on the worldwide risk and comparison of the different guidelines from throughout the world to facilitate discussions with diverse patient populations.
Audience: This book is for everyone who cares for patients with cardiovascular disease. It does a superb job of comparing the various guidelines in light of the disease burden for any particular population.
Features: The best part is the extremely easy to understand graphic display of the differences among populations and guidelines. Tables and figures are intuitive, and the references at the end of each chapter are current and pertinent for making therapeutic decisions.
Assessment: This is an extremely valuable book for practicing physicians and researchers of cardiovascular disease. I highly recommend it for every medical library.

Doody's Review Service

"An updated text, which has the merit of taking stock of the situation in a field, the management of cardiovascular risk, where the fast and sudden classification of the patient is essential . . . In conclusion, the work is properly addressed to all those who wish to have an overview of the management of patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, including nuclear physicians involved in nuclear cardiology." (Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2010)

"This is an extremely valuable book for practicing physicians and researchers of cardiovascular disease. I highly recommend it for every medical library.” (Doody's Reviews, May 2009)

From the Publisher