Coronary Heart Disease Prevention

Coronary heart disease secondary prevention

Epidemiological data suggests that India is host to 30–40 million patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and the 1 prevalence is increasing. This is also the largest cause of 2 mortality in the country. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and management of CHD in the country is not standardized and 3,4 follow-up mechanisms are poor. This is due to weak public and private healthcare systems for chr...

Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.

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Introduction to coronary heart disease prevention forum.

A prerequisite for prcvcnting a disease is the ability to identify populations and individuals within the population especially susceptible to its development. Epidemiological studies during the past 10 or 20 years, in conjunction with clinical and experimental investigations, have placed coronary heart disease into the frontline of those disorders which can be predicted with a considerable deg...

Coronary heart disease--planning for prevention.

Although there is a need for more research, the major challenge for those working in health services is to implement what is already known and although there are debates about the significance of certain factors associated with coronary heart disease, there is a common core of information that is generally agreed. The responsibility of those who work in the health service, as opposed to those i...

Primary prevention of coronary heart disease.