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American Family Physician
January 15, 2002
Lori J. Mosca |
Optimal Management of Cholesterol Levels and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are significant risk factors for coronary heart disease. Abundant data show inadequate utilization of lipid-lowering therapy in women...   |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
Alan J. Garber |
Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes All cardiovascular risk factors except smoking are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition to exercise, weight control, aspirin therapy and blood pressure control, therapy to modify lipid profiles is usually necessary... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001
Michael A. Crouch |
Effective Use of Statins to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease Primary and secondary prevention trials have shown that use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (also known as statins) to lower an elevated low-density lipoprotein level can substantially reduce coronary events and death from coronary heart disease... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2004
Darwin Deen |
Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action Family physicians can be more effective in helping patients to change their lifestyle behaviors by assessing each patient for the presence of specific risk factors, clearly communicating these risk factors to patients, identifying appropriate interventions to address specific risks, and assisting patients in identifying barriers to behavior change. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006
Sharonne N. Hayes |
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women The American Heart Association guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women provide physicians with a clear plan for assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk and personalization of treatment recommendations. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2005
Hanna & Wenger |
Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Patients A review of the scientific evidence for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005
Lockman et al. |
Treatment of Cholesterol Abnormalities The relationship between coronary heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels has been recognized for many years, but now studies show an improvement in patient-oriented outcomes in patients receiving drug therapy. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003
Gavin et al. |
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. |
Nurse Practitioner
February 2012
Wood & Gordon |
Preventing CVD in women: The NP's role This article focuses on the new American Heart Association guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease in women and the nurse practitioner's role in implementing them. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004
Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001
Joan Bedinghaus |
Coronary Artery Disease Prevention: What's Different for Women? Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, as well as an important cause of disability, although many women and their physicians underestimate the risk... |
Nursing Management
August 2008
Jill R. Quinn |
Women and Heart Disease: An Update A look at statistics regarding coronary heart disease in women as well as related risk factors and prevention. |
Nurse Practitioner
July 2010
Kristine A. Scordo |
Treating antiretroviral-induced dyslipidemia in HIV-infected adults Studies indicate that HIV-infected patients (both males and females) may be at an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disease |
Nursing
September 2010
Margaret M. Bolton |
Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
October 2001 |
Read My Lipids How to lower your risk of a heart attack... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden |
Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2003
Ezekowitz et al. |
Stroke: Strategies for Primary Prevention Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Every year, approximately 500,000 Americans have a first stroke, and approximately 20 percent die within 30 days. This article summarizes strategies that have been shown to be effective in stroke prevention. |
Nurse Practitioner
September 2011
Wells & Kalman |
Women & Heart Disease: Symptoms and Treatment Guidelines Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Nurse practitioners need to educate women about their risk and follow practice guidelines. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005
Lee Radosh |
STEPS: Colesevelam (WelChol) for Reduction of LDL Cholesterol Colesevelam lowers LDL cholesterol levels a small amount (7% to 16%) when used alone and provides additional cholesterol lowering when added to statin therapy. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
Cholesterol: How Low Should It Be? New studies say as low as possible, but drugs aren't for everybody |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Kate Murphy |
Cholesterol: The Bigger the Better Many doctors are convinced that getting a more thorough cholesterol test, one that identifies the types of LDL particles, can improve treatment and save lives. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Goutham Rao |
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Insulin resistance can be linked to diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and other abnormalities. Because resistance usually develops long before these diseases appear, identifying and treating insulin-resistant patients has potentially great preventive value... |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2004
Wiviott & Braunwald |
Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Part II. Coronary Revascularization, Hospital Discharge, and Post-Hospital Care In patients hospitalized with UA/NSTEMI, one of the most important decisions is the early strategy of care regarding coronary angiography and revascularization. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2004
Snively & Gutierrez |
Chronic Kidney Disease: Prevention and Treatment of Common Complications Family physicians have the opportunity to screen at-risk patients, identify affected patients, and ameliorate the impact of chronic kidney disease by initiating early therapy and monitoring disease progression. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Havas & Donner |
Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients Physicians play an important role in helping type 1 diabetes patients make essential lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. |
Health
January 2008
Jessica Snyder Sachs |
What You Must Know About Your Cholesterol Many of us are in the danger zone, and we don't realize it. What can we start to do right now to change that? |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003
Marilyn R. Richardson |
Current Perspectives in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome The purpose of this review is to examine the clinical course of this syndrome, which spans adolescence through menopause, and suggest a simple and cost-effective diagnostic evaluation to screen the large numbers of women who may be affected. |
Nursing Management
January 2012
Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2006
Olendzki, Speed & Domino |
Nutritional Assessment and Counseling for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Physicians face several barriers to counseling their patients about nutrition, including conflicting evidence of the benefit of counseling, limited training and understanding of the topic, and imperfect and varied guidelines to follow. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005 |
What Should I Know About Cholesterol? A patient hand-out on how cholesterol levels effect the likelihood of heart attack and stroke. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001 |
Goals for Lowering Your Cholesterol Why is it important to have a normal cholesterol level?... What does the term "total cholesterol" mean?... Why is LDL called the "bad" cholesterol?... What are normal cholesterol levels?... How can I reduce my LDL and total cholesterol levels?... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2006
Ron Feemster |
Teamsters v. Pfizer A New Jersey Teamsters local says Pfizer tricked them into paying for off-label Lipitor prescriptions. Do you have any questions about that? We do. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Turok et al. |
Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Although the disorder affects approximately 2.5 percent of pregnant women and has been the subject of extensive research, its diagnosis and management continue to be debated. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003 |
Cholesterol What is cholesterol?... Why is a high cholesterol level unhealthy?... When should I start having my cholesterol level checked?... Are there different kinds of cholesterol?... What can I do to improve my cholesterol level?... etc. |
Managed Care
April 2004
Jack McCain |
Statin Therapy: More Than Meets the Eye? Statin selection has just become more complicated. Will physicians be diverted from interventions that may be less costly and just as effective? |
Nurse Practitioner
November 2011
Tracy Brazziel et al. |
Stopping the Wave of PAD Early detection and diagnosis of atherosclerotic disease is imperative. Here, learn the risk factors, screening and diagnosis for this disease. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2005
Kathy Soch |
Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner checks in on a patient with severe expressive aphasia... Sees a chronic pessimist... Recommends documenting a resident's pre-operative clearance for a patient... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001
Beatriz Luna & Mark N. Feinglos |
Oral Agents in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Currently, there are five distinct classes of hypoglycemic agents available, each class displaying unique pharmacologic properties... |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Is This Disease For Real? Metabolic syndrome may put you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, but many doctors question the diagnosis. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003
Morris & Tiller |
Ezetimibe for Hypercholesterolemia Ezetimibe is safe and effective for lowering LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but has not been shown to affect patient-oriented outcomes. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2004
Lesho et al. |
Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease Peripheral arterial disease is common, but the diagnosis frequently is overlooked because of subtle physical findings and lack of classic symptoms. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Koenigsberg et al. |
Facilitating Treatment Adherence with Lifestyle Changes in Diabetes Healthy eating and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and its complications. Techniques that facilitate adherence to these lifestyle changes can be adapted to primary care. |
Nurse Practitioner
February 2011
Jennifer M. Belavic |
Annual Drug Update: 2010 in Review In 2010, the FDA approved several new drugs and new indications for use in primary care. From new therapies for adults with rheumatoid arthritis to a combination drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia, NPs need to be aware of the latest medications now available. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2004
Maggie B. Covington |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Over the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the scientific scrutiny of and public interest in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and their impact on personal health. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2010
Walter Armstrong |
Hyperlipidemia: The Anti-CETPs Redux The crowded cholesterol-control category is the biggest US drug market, with 2010 global sales close to $35 billion, according to IMS Health. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002
Daphne P. Bicket |
Using ACE Inhibitors Appropriately Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have documented clinical benefits in a variety of clinical situations, the disparity between the evidence from clinical trials and bedside medicine is well documented. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003 |
Coronary Artery Disease: How Your Diet Can Help What is coronary artery disease?... What is cholesterol?... How does lowering LDL cholesterol help?... What foods should I add to my diet?... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000
Vincent Morelli, M.D. & Roger J. Zoorob, M.D., M.P.H. |
Alternative Therapies: Part II. Congestive Heart Failure and Hypercholesterolemia Natural supplements are widely used by the American public but, while claims of their therapeutic effects abound, medical research does not always support their effectiveness... |
AskMen.com
Stephane Leung |
Best Heart Foods Start this New Year off right by including some of these following foods in your diets, and maybe help avoid a trip to the doctor's. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2003
Arash Mostaghimi |
The Cholesterol Wars Who will win the fight to save your arteries? Fortunately for our corpulent country, pharmaceutical companies want to unclog our arteries -- and lighten our wallets. But which pharma stock will add to most girth to a portfolio? |
