title: Prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and stroke.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease leads to significant morbidity and mortality in the older population. Results of risk reduction can be dramatic in terms of patient survival and quality of life. This article reviews evidence for cardiovascular risk factors and disease prevention in older adults. Interventions which reduce morbidity and mortality from coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cerebrovascular disease in the elderly population are examined. Attention is given to the role of cardiovascular disease in older women and in minorities, subsets not well-represented in many studies.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Medicine Section, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. rapporb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messinger-Rapport
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sprecher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000517:prevention & control; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants