Coronary risk factors update

Author(s)

• Fuster, Valentin
• Narula, Jagat

Bibliographic Information

Coronary risk factors update

guest editors, Valentin Fuster, Jagat Narula

（Medical clinics of North America, v. 96, no. 1）

Saunders, 2012

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on coronary risk factors. The following key questions are answered. Are new biomarkers informative? LDL: the lower the better? How important is HDL? How much credit does triglyceride deserve? How important is family history of coronary disease? How important is age in determining coronary risk factors? Endothelial progenitor cells, menopause, and coronary risk factors? What is the role of imaging in prevention of coronary artery disease? Is genomics ready for primetime? Pediatric statinization? Individualized statinization? Polypill for some, polypill for all?

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB11093150
• ISBN:
  • 9781455738892
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 164 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 616.123071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Coronary heart disease -- Risk factors
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB11093128