Cardiovascular Risk Management - Softcover

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Prof Richard Hobbs, Professor and Head of Primary Care and General Practice, Primary Care , University of Birmingham.

Prof Bruce Arroll, Dept of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
The chapter authors are members of a group of global experts on metabolic and vascular disease called the Future Forum. This group brings together specialists and primary care physicians to debate current issues via a closed website and at twice yearly conferences.

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Cardiovascular Risk Management provides a comprehensive, practical, easy-reference guide to encourage appropriate management of cardiovascular disease and implementation of the many guidelines and risk assessment methods available for this purpose.

This brand new book enables doctors to prioritise treatment using risk-scoring systems and holistic recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk, providing an overview of why it is important to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, how to achieve this and the key cardiovascular guidelines available. It includes core guideline recommendations and areas of discrepancy between guidelines, the different risk calculators, treatment recommendations and emerging risk factors and therapies, as well as treatment plans for individuals with diabetes who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

This is an ideal text for general practitioners, junior doctors, medical students and nurses.

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Cardiovascular Risk Management provides a comprehensive, practical, easy-reference guide to encourage appropriate management of cardiovascular disease and implementation of the many guidelines and risk assessment methods available for this purpose.

This brand new book enables doctors to prioritise treatment using risk-scoring systems and holistic recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk, providing an overview of why it is important to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, how to achieve this and the key cardiovascular guidelines available. It includes core guideline recommendations and areas of discrepancy between guidelines, the different risk calculators, treatment recommendations and emerging risk factors and therapies, as well as treatment plans for individuals with diabetes who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

This is an ideal text for general practitioners, junior doctors, medical students and nurses.