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| Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of a partially occluded, atherosclerotic blood vessel. |
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Preventing Heart Attacks and Death in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
It is estimated that 61.8 million people in the United States have cardiovascular disease,1 and this number is expected to grow as the aging of the population continues to expand. Despite the mounting evidence from clinical trials showing that aggressive risk factor management clearly improves patient survival, reduces recurrent events and the need for interventional procedures and improves the quality of life in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,2 numerous studies have indicated that a large population of patients in whom therapies are indicated are not receiving those therapies in actual clinical practice.2 The following facts support these findings: |
• Each year, 450,000 people have a recurrent attack1
• People who have had a heart attack have a sudden death rate four to six times that of the general population1
• Within six years after a recognized heart attack:1
-18% of men and 35% of women will have another heart attack
-7% of men and 6% of women will experience sudden death
-About 22% of men and 46% of women will be disabled with heart failure
For more information on the American Heart Association, their recommendations for risk prevention or their Get With The GuidelinesSM program, click here.
• Smoking Cessation and Smoke Avoidance
• Blood Pressure Control
• Lipid Management
• Physical Activity
• Weight Management
• Diabetes Management
• Antiplatelet Agents / Anticoagulants
• ACE Inhibitors
• Beta-Blockers |
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