Prevention of coronary heart disease among Indians: Focus on primary prevention

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 703-709

  Gupta, Rajeev ^a  

^a Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hypertension; Impaired glucose tolerance; Insulin resistance; Primary prevention; Primordial prevention; Sedentary lifestyle; Smoking; Truncal obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CELIPROLOL; CHLORTALIDONE; CHOLESTEROL; CLONIDINE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; LISINOPRIL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METHYLDOPA; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RAMIPRIL; TERAZOSIN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INDIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0034435349     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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