title: The polypill and the prevention of heart attacks and strokes by Caroline Telfer.
abstract: David S Wald speaks to Caroline Telfer, Assistant Commissioning Editor. David S Wald is a Consultant Cardiologist and Reader in Preventive Cardiology. He trained at Oxford University (UK) and Imperial College of Science and Technology, London (UK). His work combines interventional and preventive approaches to cardiovascular disease. He is currently leading a multicenter randomized trial assessing the value of preventive angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction and a UK trial of a polypill for people over the age of 50 years for the prevention of ischemic heart disease and stroke.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations