The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology: Clinical practice

by Stephan Gielen (Editor), Guy De Backer (Editor), Massimo Piepoli (Editor), David Wood (Editor)

Overview

Covering both principles and practice, The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology is a 'state of the art' resource for both the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Comprehensive, practical and extensively linked to practice guidelines and recommendations from the European Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), it clearly connects the latest evidence base to strategies and proposals for the implementation of prevention in clinical practice.

With a strong clinical focus the topics covered range from epidemiology and risk stratification through psychological factors, behaviour and motivation to secondary prevention, integrating hospital-based and community care for cardiovascular disease prevention and information on cardio-protective drugs. Case studies, clinical decision-making trees and drug tables with recommended doses and potential side-effects make it easier than ever to implement treatments in practice.

Drawing together current knowledge and evidence, and examining all aspects of preventive cardiology in one succinct volume, The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology is the ideal guide for the physician and allied health professional working to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease in their daily practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199656653
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/07/2015
Series:	The European Society of Cardiology Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stephan Gielen, Heart Centre, University of Leipzig, Germany,Guy De Backer, Division of Cardiology, University of Ghent, Belgium,Massimo Piepoli, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK,David Wood, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK

Stephan Gielen is an Associate Professor, Head of the Heart Failure Programme and an interventional cardiologist at the Heart Centre of the University of Leipzig. He is President-elect of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Speaker of the Working Group of Preventive Cardiology of the German Society of Cardiology, and Vice Speaker of the Working Group on Cardiac Diseases in the Elderly. After his medical education at the University of Bochum, Germany, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, US, he started his internship at Heidelberg University before moving to Leipzig in 1997. There he joined the research group of Professor Rainer Hambrecht, focusing on the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in chronic heart failure (CHF) and exercise interventions in stable CHF patients.

Guy De Backer graduated as medical doctor at Ghent University in 1968. He holds a special degree in cardiology and in cardiac rehabilitation and he was awarded with an additional degree in public health. From 1973 until 1988 he was a permanent research fellow at the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium). In 1979 he was awarded with a PhD in epidemiology at Ghent University. From 1988 onwards he was professor of medicine at Ghent University chairing the Department of Public Health from 1989-2009 and the Cardiac Rehabilitation center of the University Hospital from 1983-2009. He is the author or co-author of more than 405 publications in journals cited in SCI, SSCI or AHCI, 120 papers in other journals and more than 40 chapters in books.

Guy De Backer is a member and the past-chairman of the Superior Health Council in Belgium (1996-2009) and a member and the past-president of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (2007-2010).


Professor Massimo F Piepoli is a Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College.


David Wood is the Garfield Weston Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the International Centre for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
With a special interest in prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), Professor Wood has developed Guidelines on CVD prevention for the World Health Organisation, European Society of Cardiology and the British Cardiovascular Society. He has contributed to policy development through the European Heart Health Initiative, leading to the St Valentines Day declaration on CVD Prevention, and subsequently the European Heart Health Charter, which aims to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease through political advocacy.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Epidemiology of Artherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease1.1. Scope of the problem; the potential of prevention; prevention pays off, Simon Capewell, Torben Jorgensen, Susanna Sans and Martin O'FlahertyPart 2: Etiology and Pathophysiology of Artherosclerosis2.1. Interaction RF: Genetic background, Daniel Teupser2.2. From risk factors to plaque development, Ulf Landmesser and Wolfgang Koenig2.3. The role of thrombosis, Marco Cattaneo and Ekean M. FaioniPart 3: Risk Stratification and Risk Assessment3.1.1. Risk stratification and risk assessment, Ian Graham, Theresa Cooney and Dirk de Bacquer3.2.1. Imaging in cardiovascular prevention, Uwe Nixdorff, Pompillio Faggiano, Eike Nagel, Stephan Achenbach, Jose Zamorano and Sara Fernandez3.3.1. Primary prevention: Principles and practice, Diego Vannuzzo and Simona Giampaoli3.3.2. Secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation: Principles and practice, Massimo Pieopoli, Helmut Gohike and Pantaleo Giannuzzi3.3.3. Behaviour and motivation, Christian Albus and Christoph Hermann-Lingen3.3.4. Smoking, Charlotta Pisinger and Serena Tonstad3.3.5. Nutrition (nutriceuticals, functional food, supplements, alcohol, polymeal), Jean Dallongeville, Monique Verscheuren and Deborah Lycett3.3.6. Physical inactivity and activity, Stephan Gielen, Alassandro Mezzani, Dabiel Forman, Joseph Niebauer and Lucien Vanhees3.3.7. Overweight, obestity and central obesity, Gabriele Riccardi3.3.8. Blood pressure, Robert Fagard, Renata Cifkova and Guiseppe Mancia3.3.9. Lipids, Zeljko Reienr, Olov Wiklund and John Betteridge3.3.10. Glucose intolerance and diabetes, Jaako Tuomilehto, Andre Scheen and Lars Ryden3.3.11. Coagulation and thrombosis, Kurt Huber and Joao Morais3.3.12. Psychosocial factors, Thores Thoerell and Chantal Brisson3.3.13. Cardioprotective drugs, Johan DeSutter, Miguel Mendes and Oscar FrancoPart 4: Setting and Delivery of Preventive Cardiology4.1. General remarks, Pantaleo Giannuzzi4.2. Immediate secondary prevention and referral, Ugo Corra and Bernard Rauch4.3. Hospital-based rehabilitation units, Heinz Voller, Jean-Paul Schmid and Bernard Schwaab4.4.. Ambulatory preventive care, Jean Paul Schmid and Hugo Sanner4.5. Health promotion for the general public, Emer Shelley and Margaret Cupples4.6. Community-based prevention centres, Susan Connolly and Margaret CupplesPart 5: Evaluation of Preventive Cardiology5.1. Measuring quality of care, Kornelia Kotseva, Massimo Piepoli and Neil Oldridge

Editorial Reviews

"The evidence and subsequent guidance offered brings the reader up to date and also gives a glimpse of what trends and developments may be around the corner." -the British Journal of Cardiology

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