The initial Guide to the Primary Prevention of Cardiovas-cular Diseases was published in
1997 as an aid to healthcare professionals and their patients without established coronary�…

Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on various
established and potential stroke risk factors and provides recommendations for the reduction�…

Executive summary Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of disability and premature
death throughout the world, and contributes substantially to the escalating costs of health�…

Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on
established and emerging risk factors for stroke to provide evidence-based�…

A great advance in the prevention of CVD has resulted from the identification of measurable
factors that predict the development of CVD. These factors are termed risk factors. Several�…

This article summarizes the recent American Heart Association (AHA) Science Statement,
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations, published in Circulation in the July 4, 2006 issue. 1�…

(ACCF) guidelines on secondary prevention, 1 important evidence from clinical trials has
emerged that further supports and broadens the merits of intensive risk-reduction therapies�…

Despite the recent advances in medical science, the folk wisdom of" prevention is better than
cure" remains unequivocally true for stroke and other cerebrovascular disease. In this issue�…

This document presents guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary
and other lifestyle practices. Since the previous publication of these guidelines by the�…

Add blood pressure medication, individualized to other patient requirements and
characteristics (ie, age, race, need for drugs with specific benefits) if blood pressure is not�…