AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2006 update: endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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Summary

The development of the present statement involved a process of partial adaptation of other guideline statements and reports and supplemental literature searches, which confirmed that aggressive comprehensive risk factor management improves survival, reduces recurrent events and the need for interventional procedures, and improves quality of life for patients with established coronary disease.

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2006-05-16
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Medicine, ATHEROSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE, Secondary prevention, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Internal medicine

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