RELATIVE SURVIVAL BENEFITS OF RISK FACTOR MODIFICATIONS

Authors
MEYERS DG
Citation
Dg. Meyers, RELATIVE SURVIVAL BENEFITS OF RISK FACTOR MODIFICATIONS, The American journal of cardiology, 77(4), 1996, pp. 298
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:4<298:RSBORF>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
In patients with coronary artery disease, smoking cessation and habitu al exercise are more efficacious risk factor modifications than low-de nsity lipoprotein cholesterol reduction and treatment of hypertension. Since patients have multiple risk factors, it is fortunate that combi ning the treatments of these risk factors enhances the survival benefi t to a greater extent than management of a single risk factor in isola tion.