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The ESC handbook of preventive cardiology : putting prevention into practice / edited by Catriona Jennings, Ian Graham, Stephan Gielen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The European Society of Cardiology Textbooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cardiology.
- Heart--Diseases--Prevention.
- Heart.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology is a 'how-to' manual for busy healthcare professionals to help them contribute practically to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Contents:
- Cover; Series; The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Part 1 What is prevention and why do we need it?; 1 Why do we need cardiovascular disease prevention?; 2 What is a high-risk patient?; 3 How to assess risk; 4 Biomarkers in risk assessment; 5 Imaging in risk assessment; 6 Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk; 7 Priorities and targets; Part 2 Practical aspects of prevention; 8 Behavioural strategies to support and sustain lifestyle change; 9 Engaging people in prevention initiatives; 10 Treatment of tobacco dependence
- 11 Diet and weight: major lifestyle challenges12 Helping people to become more physically active; 13 Managing blood pressure; 14 anaging blood lipids; 15 Managing blood glucose; 16 Drug therapies to reduce risk: evidence and practicalities; 17 Identifying and managing psychosocial factors; 18 Putting educational strategies into practice; Part 3 Setting up preventive cardiology initiatives; 19 The global care pathway and how it works in practice; 20 Examples of initiatives in different care settings: starting preventive and rehabilitative care in hospital
- 21 Examples of initiatives in different care settings: community22 Ensuring quality of interventions; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 13, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-178186-X
- 0-19-165554-6
- OCLC:
- 953456441
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