Clinician's guide to the updated ABCs of cardiovascular disease prevention

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Kohli, Payal ^a   Whelton, Seamus P ^b   Hsu, Steven ^b   Yancy, Clyde W ^c   Stone, Neil J ^c   Chrispin, Jonathan ^b   Gilotra, Nisha A ^b   Houston, Brian ^b   Ashen, M Dominique ^b   Martin, Seth S ^b   Joshi, Parag H ^b   McEvoy, John W ^b   Gluckman, Ty J ^b   Michos, Erin D ^b   Blaha, Michael J ^b   Blumenthal, Roger S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Diabetes mellitus; Exercise; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BILE ACID SEQUESTRANT; CHOLESTEROL; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; P2Y12 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; PRASUGREL; PURINERGIC P2Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TICAGRELOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXERCISE; EXTRACRANIAL BLEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYALGIA; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930037199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001098     Document Type: Review

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