Secondary Prevention
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Two-year multicomprehensive secondary prevention program: favorable effects on cardiovascular functional capacity and coronary risk profile after acute myocardial infarction.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation includes interventions aimed at facilitating physical, psychological and emotional recovery following the acute phase of myocardial infarction (AMI). To date, optimal cardiac rehabilitation program duration and ... Read more...

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...

Achievement of secondary preventive goals after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison between participants and nonparticipants in a routine patient education program in Sweden.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Modification of risk factors such as smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, and hypertension after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity. Therefore, most hospitals in Sweden invite patients ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Secondary Prevention'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Use of omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of heart disease] 20 Oct 2009
• Statins reduce cardiovascular events in primary and secondary prevention trials without causing an increase in carcinoma. 29 Sep 2009
• Two-year multicomprehensive secondary prevention program: favorable effects on cardiovascular functional capacity and coronary risk profile after acute myocardial infarction. 29 Sep 2009
• Aspirin in the primary prevention of vascular disease. 10 Sep 2009
• Thienopyridine therapy and risk for cardiovascular events in secondary prevention. 30 Aug 2009
• Achievement of secondary preventive goals after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison between participants and nonparticipants in a routine patient education program in Sweden. 30 Aug 2009
• Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and precursor lesions. 30 Aug 2009
• President's page: longevity, prevention, and health care reform. 30 Aug 2009
• Screening for and early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 27 Aug 2009
• The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa. 22 Aug 2009
• Common drugs can harm elderly patients. 10 Aug 2009
• Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases. 9 Aug 2009
• A combined role of calcium channel blockers and angiotensin receptor blockers in stroke prevention. 4 Aug 2009
• Elevated risk profile of women in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a 6-year survey of 117,913 patients. 30 Jul 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
• Medical prevention of stroke and stroke recurrence in patients with TIA and minor stroke. 30 Jul 2009
• Antiplatelet therapy for the primary and secondary prevention of cerebrovascular events in patients with extracranial carotid artery disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a practical evidence-based approach. 30 Jul 2009
• Rates and predictors of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy delivery: results from the EVADEF cohort study. 30 Jul 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