Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition

by Wong, Nathan D.

• ISBN13: 9780071409964
• ISBN10: 0071409963
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is the premier source of clinically relevant information on the prevention of coronary heart disease. Thoroughly updated by international experts, the book discusses screening, risk factors, prevention in special populations, and primary and secondary prevention in the context of the daily practice of medicine. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is a "must have" for cardiologists and primary care physicians. Review of the first edition: "Excellent...Structured in a way that invites the reader to use it as a comprehensive reference...The combination of theory and guidelines with a practical approach to the patient at risk for cardiovascular diseases is a strength." The New England Journal of Medicine

Author Biography

Nathan D. Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director
Heart Disease Prevention Program
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92597

Henry R. Black, MD
Associate Vice President for Research
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Associate Dean of Research
Charles J. and Margaret Roberts Professor and Chair
Department of Preventive Medicine
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Illinois

Dr Black is internationally known for his work in hypertension. He is a contributor to HURST.

Julius M Gardin, MD
St. John Guild Distinguished Professor
Chief, Division of Cardiology and
Director, Cardiovascular Institute
St. John Hospital & Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Foreword to the First Edition	xv
Foreword to the Second Edition	xix
Preface	xxi
PART I. EPIDEMIOLOGY	1	(42)
Global Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation	1	(21)
William B. Kannel
Global Trends in Cardiovascular Disease	22	(21)
Gregory L. Burke
Ronny A. Bell
PART II SCREENING	43	(28)
Noninvasive Ultrasonographic Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease	43	(14)
Julius M. Gardin
Cheryl K. Nordstrom
Nathan D. Wong
Surrogate Measures of Atherosclerosis	57	(14)
Nathan D. Wong
Michael H. Criqui
PART III RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS	71	(286)
Tobacco Use, Passive Smoking, and Smoking Cessation	71	(21)
Russell V. Luepker
Harry A. Lando
Family History and Genetic Factors	92	(57)
Paul N. Hopkins
Steven C. Hunt
Lily L. Wu
Hypertension	149	(34)
William J. Elliott
Henry R. Black
Dyslipidemia	183	(29)
Nathan D. Wong
Shaista Malik
Moti L. Kashyap
Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome	212	(21)
Jennifer Kaseta
James R. Sowers
Obesity and Weight Control	233	(23)
Karen C. McCowen
George L. Blackburn
Nutrition	256	(40)
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Kirsten F. Hilpert
Ronald M. Krauss
Physical Activity	296	(25)
Nathan D. Wong
Stanley L. Bassin
William Haskell
Thrombosis, Inflammation, and Infection	321	(17)
Nathan D. Wong
Paul M. Ridker
Psychosocial Factors	338	(19)
Gary G. Bennett
Lisa F. Berkman
PART IV SPECIAL POPULATIONS	357	(136)
Children and Adolescents	357	(27)
Dennis M. Davidson
Women	384	(15)
Karol E. Watson
Seniors	399	(16)
Wilbert S. Aronow
African-Americans	415	(26)
Keith C. Norris
Charles K. Francis
Hispanic Americans	441	(15)
Stanley L. Bassin
Omar F. Duenes
East Asians, South Asians, and Asian and Pacific-Islander Americans	456	(17)
Prakash C. Deedwania
Rajeev Gupta
Native Americans	473	(20)
David R. Baines
Thomas K. Welty
Tony Kendrick
PART V COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO PREVENTION	493	(110)
Primary Prevention	493	(22)
Matthew A. Wilson
Thomas A. Pearson
Secondary Prevention	515	(28)
Robert D. Brook
Philip Greenland
Naturoceuticals and Other Complementary Therapies	543	(15)
Denise D. Hermann
Establishing a Preventive Cardiology Program	558	(25)
Nathan D. Wong
Mahtab Jafari
Julius M. Gardin
Henry R. Black
Implementing Preventive Cardiology Guidelines	583	(20)
Gregg C. Fonarow
Index	603