Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice Recommendations of the Second Joint Task Force of European and other Societies on Coronary Prevention

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1998
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Abstract
Patients with CHDor other atherosclerotic disease.Screen close relatives of patients with premature (men <55 yrs, women <65 yrs) CHD. LifestyleStop smoking, make healthy food choices, be physically active and achieve ideal weight. Other risk factorsBlood pressure <140/90 mmHg, Total cholesterol <5.0 mmol/l (190 mg/dl) LDL-cholesterol <3.0 mmol/l (115 mg/dl) When these risk factor goals are not achieved by lifestyle changes, blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drug therapies should be used.Healthy high risk individuals.Absolute CHD risk ≥20% over 10 years, or will exceed 20% if projected to age 60.Aspirin (at least 75mg) for all coronary patients, those with cerebral atherosclerosis and peripheral atherosclerotic disease.ß-blockers in patients following myocardial infarction.ACE inhibitors in those with symptoms or signs of heart failure at the time of myocardial infarction, or with chronic LV systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction <40%).Anticoagulants in selected coronary patients.Screen close relatives if familial hypercholesterolaemia or other inherited dyslipidaemia is suspected.Aspirin (75 mg) in treated hypertensive patients and in men at particularly high CHD risk. Lifestyle and therapeutic goals for patients with CHD, or other atherosclerotic disease, and for healthy high risk individualsOther prophylactic drug therapies Screen close relatives Table 1 1436 Task Force Report
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Authors Second Joint Task Force of European
Journal european heart journal
Year 1998
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10.1053/euhj.1998.1243
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