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Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…more events than a major reduction in risk among a small number of high risk individuals. This principle underlies the population approach to cardiovascular prevention…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…be addressed, particularly in patients with established atherosclerotic disease. Readiness and behavioural context A brief, structured intervention should be used whenever smoking is identified. During…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…disease. It combines a structured family history, clinical evaluation, cardiac investigations, genetic counselling and, where appropriate, molecular testing. The approach is particularly relevant to cardiomyopathies…

Basic cardiac pacing, pacemaker functions and settings

…can be tailored to the patient's needs. Programming is done through an external device that communicates wirelessly with the pacemaker. A wide range of…

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