Cardiovascular risk management / edited w.Stephen Waring, Foreword by John Cockcroft.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease -- Using guidelines as a framework for cardiovascular risk management : comparison of international recommendations -- Identifying high-risk patients -- Moderate- to low-risk patients : management recommendations -- High-risk patients : management recommendations -- Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome patients : management recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk -- Lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk -- Pharmacotherapy : improving the lipid profile -- Pharmacotherapy : lowering blood pressure -- Pharmacotherapy : lowering blood glucose -- Long-term management of cardiovascular disease -- Managing cardiovascular risk in the future.