Secondary Prevention - Methods
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Thienopyridine therapy and risk for cardiovascular events in secondary prevention.

30 Aug 2009 Platelets are critical modulators of atherothrombotic events. In the acute setting, platelets are activated and aggregate on the surface of atherosclerotic plaque that has ruptured, fissured, or developed erosions. The overlying thrombus leads to ... Read more...

Factors associated with recurrent coronary events among patients with cardiovascular disease.

30 Jul 2009 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine which factors are associated with recurrent coronary events. DESIGN: Matched, case-control study. DATA SOURCE: Electronic databases of a health maintenance organization. PATIENTS: Of a cohort of adults (mean age 62 yrs, ... Read more...

Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a practical evidence-based approach.

30 Jul 2009 Despite the fact that we possess highly effective tools for the primary and secondary prevention of myocardial infarction and other complications of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease remains the most common cause of death in our society. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Secondary Prevention - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Aspirin in the primary prevention of vascular disease. 10 Sep 2009
• Thienopyridine therapy and risk for cardiovascular events in secondary prevention. 30 Aug 2009
• Common drugs can harm elderly patients. 10 Aug 2009
• Secondary coronary prevention in women: it starts with cardiac rehabilitation, exercise, and fitness. 30 Jul 2009
• Factors associated with recurrent coronary events among patients with cardiovascular disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a practical evidence-based approach. 30 Jul 2009
• Lipid reduction in acute coronary syndrome: how much, when, and how? 29 Jun 2009
• [Complex cardiac rehabilitation in a strategy of secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease] 29 Jun 2009
• Upstream therapy of atrial fibrillation. 29 Jun 2009
• Safety and tolerability of antiplatelet therapies for the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Secondary prevention of HIV infection: the current state of prevention for positives. 29 Jun 2009
• Patients enrolled in large randomized clinical trials of antiplatelet treatment for prevention after transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke are not representative of patients in clinical practice: the Netherlands Stroke Survey. 23 Jun 2009
• Urgency of carotid endarterectomy for secondary stroke prevention: results from the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network. 16 Jun 2009
• Rivaroxaban in acute coronary syndromes: too soon to know? 15 Jun 2009
• Sarpogrelate versus aspirin in secondary prevention of cerebral infarction: differential efficacy in diabetes? Subgroup analysis from S-ACCESS. 9 Jun 2009
• Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review. 30 May 2009
• Blood pressure-lowering treatment for primary and secondary prevention of different types of stroke. 30 May 2009
• Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease: collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials. 28 May 2009
• [Stroke prevention: the role of carotid stenting and antithrombotic therapy] 28 May 2009
• Score for the targeting of atrial fibrillation (STAF): a new approach to the detection of atrial fibrillation in the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. 19 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Secondary Prevention'

Definition: The prevention of recurrences or exacerbations of a disease that already has been diagnosed. This also includes prevention of complications or after-effects of a drug or surgical procedure.

Descriptor UI: D055502

Alternative terms: Secondary Prevention; Prevention, Secondary; Preventions, Secondary; Secondary Preventions;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.726.825; N06.850.780.750;

History Note: 2009