[Cardiovascular prevention and cardiac rehabilitation].
This article contains a review of the main developments in cardiovascular disease prevention reported during the last year. In addition, the most recent clinical practice guidelines are also discussed. The aims of cardiovascular prevention are to reduce mortality and morbidity in individuals at a high risk and to help those at a low risk to maintain their status. Lifestyle modification and the reduction of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors are key to cardiovascular disease prevention. The implementation of clinical practice guidelines provides the primary means of achieving these goals.
de Pablo Zarzosa
Carmen
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Unidad de Rehabilitación Cardiaca, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. cpablozar@telefonica.net
del Río Ligorit
Alfonso
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García Porrero
Esteban
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Boraita Pérez
Araceli
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Stachurska
Aleksandra
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D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors