Prevention of heart disease in the asymptomatic post infarction patient.
The post infarction patient, though he appears to have recovered completely and suffers no symptoms, is more than four times as likely to suffer a repeat attack as an individual of the same age who is free of evidence of coronary disease. Secondary prevention begins as part of the process of rehabilitation, while the patient is still in the hospital and most receptive to accepting changes in life style.
D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000628:therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications; D013315:Stress, Psychological