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    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention is a topic covered in the Harrison's Manual of Medicine.

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    Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of death worldwide; prevention is targeted at modifiable atherosclerosis risk factors (Table 202-1). Identification and control of these attributes reduce subsequent cardiovascular event rates.

    TABLE 202-1: ESTABLISHED ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK FACTORS
    Modifiable Risk Factors
     Cigarette smoking
     Dyslipidemias (↑LDL or ↓HDL)
     Hypertension
     Diabetes mellitus
     Obesity
     Sedentary lifestyle
    Unmodifiable Risk Factors
     Premature coronary heart disease in first-degree relatives (age <55 in men, <65 in women)
     Age (men ≥45 years; women ≥55 years)
     Male sex

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    Citation

    Loscalzo, Joseph, et al., editors. "Cardiovascular Disease Prevention." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623130/all/Cardiovascular_Disease_Prevention.
    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. 19th ed. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623130/all/Cardiovascular_Disease_Prevention. Accessed April 18, 2019.
    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. (2017). In Loscalzo, J., Jameson, J. L., Longo, D. L., Hauser, S. L., Fauci, A. S., & Kasper, D. L. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine. Available from https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623130/all/Cardiovascular_Disease_Prevention
    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention [Internet]. In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, Hauser SL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2019 April 18]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623130/all/Cardiovascular_Disease_Prevention.
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