Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention
Fig. 1 Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter data from the tele-ECG system. AFRVR atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (DeMoraes et al. [7]) Stroke and Other Complications in AF The…
Innovation: Solutions for Sustainable Global Cardiovascular Health
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_24 Frugal Innovation: Solutions for Sustainable Global Cardiovascular Health Donna K. Arnett1, 2 and Steven A. Claas3 (1) Department of Epidemiology, School of Public…
Mobilization for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_23 Social Mobilization for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control Carlos Alberto Machado1 (1) Cardiovascular Health Promotion from the Brazilian Society of Cardiology,…
Interventions for Prevention and Control of CVDs
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_22 Individual Interventions for Prevention and Control of CVDs Pantaleo Giannuzzi1 (1) Department of Cardiology, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation – IRCCS, Scientific…
and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases: What Works?
Fig. 1 Prevention and control of CVDs—what works? Acknowledgements We would like to give thanks to Svetlana Mosteoru, MD, for the outstanding help in the process of writing this chapter….
Heart Disease: A Neglected Heart Disease
Major criteria Minor criteria Carditis Fever Arthritis Arthralgia Chorea Elevation of inflammatory markers (ESR, CRP) Eritema marginatum Prolonged PR interval in the ECG Subcutaneous nodulous Evidence of GAS infection Adapted…
Disease in Women: An Update
Condition Women Men Spontaneous coronary artery dissection More Autoimmune-related cardiovascular disease More Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction More Takotsubo cardiomyopathy More Benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy Greater Sudden cardiac…
of Cardiovascular Disease
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_13 Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease Steven A. Claas1 , Stella Aslibekyan2, 3 and Donna K. Arnett4, 5 (1) Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University…
Primary Health Care Approach
Routine tests Haemoglobin and/or haematocrit Fasting plasma glucose Serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol Fasting serum triglycerides Serum potassium and sodium Serum uric acid Serum creatinine (with…
Determinants of Cardiovascular Diseases: Social, Globalization, and Urbanization
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_12 Other Determinants of Cardiovascular Diseases: Social, Globalization, and Urbanization Dalton Bertolim Précoma1, 2 , Jorge Ilha Guimarães2 and Antonio Felipe Simão2, 3 (1) Catholic University of…
