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Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice. Recommendations of the Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology, European Atherosclerosis Society and European Society of Hypertension.

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This article is published in European Heart Journal.The article was published on 1994-10-01. It has received 1177 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Framingham Risk Score.

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Health Economic Evaluation of Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

TL;DR: Administering low-dose aspirin to individuals with a 10-year risk of coronary heart disease > or =15% would result in significant cost savings for the Spanish NHS, with savings starting in the first year.
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Clinical Positioning of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in Lipid Management Protocols

Mark Cziraky
- 01 Jan 1998 - 
TL;DR: Preliminary results with statins in patients with hypertriglyceridaemia are promising, with reductions in triglycerides of 26 and 46%, respectively, having been reported following treatment with simvastsatin and atorvastatin, which can be considered first-line drugs in many patients with elevated total and/or LDL-cholesterol levels according to treatment guidelines.
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[Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, lipemic disorders, hypertension, obesity and diabetes mellitus in the population of a metropolitan area of southeastern Brazil. III--Hypertension].

TL;DR: It may be concluded that the categories most affected by the present economic were those mostaffected by hypertension and the possibility of there being and a intense social determination in the etiology of hypertension in this population is demonstrated.
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Cumplimiento de las metas con reductores del colesterol en pacientes mexicanos. El estudio COMETA México

TL;DR: Data show poor compliance with international guidelines and insufficient attainment of therapeutic LDL-C goal values with lipid-lowering drugs, as well as groups with lower risk.
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Prevalence of overweight and smoking patients with coronary heart disease in rural China.

TL;DR: There was a high prevalence of overweight and/or smoking patients with coronary heart disease in rural China and a systematic approach is urgently required to educate patients and primary care physicians, and to improve the management of being overweight and smoking cigarettes.
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