Improving Cardiovascular Health: A Balance Between Discovery and Delivery

• Autores: William A. Zoghbi, David R. Holmes
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 11, 2013, págs. 1117-1118
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The past 30 years have seen major shifts in cardiovascular science and medicine. In the United States, mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined by more than 60% as a result of new therapeutic approaches, including the introduction of statins, better anticoagulants, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, devices such as implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and�perhaps foremost�the application of evidence-based scientific guidelines.