Atherosclerosis: Diet and Drugs (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology)
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Rating | : | 4.92 (585 Votes) |
Asin | : | 3642438970 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 816 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-10-28 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality also remain high despite successful anti-hypertensive and lipid lowering drug therapies which help to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by about 30% in both secondary and tertiary prevention settings. This can partly be explained by the increasing life expectancy and growing p- portionofelderly people,especiallyinEuropeandNorthAmerica. Inaddition, the World Health Organization makes the alarming prediction that probably in response to the spreading of western dietary behavior and lack of exercise re