Secondary prevention in individuals who have proven to suffer from Coronary Heart Disease is an effort to prevent coronary heart disease was not repeated again. Secondary prevention is particularly important because :
»Individuals who have ever been, or has been proven to suffer from coronary heart disease tend to have more heart disease, are more likely than those who had never hurt the heart.
»The process underlying atherosclerosis of coronary heart disease, can occur in other organs of blood vessels in the brain who lead to cerebrovascular disease (stroke), the aorta or carotid arteries, peripheral arteries. Therefore, secondary prevention for coronary heart disease may also be the primary prevention of atherosclerotic disease to other types. »Secondary Prevention has not been fully received attention (under utilized) of medical practitioners, particularly in countries with low per capital income and middle-
Risk factors and changes expected
Smoke
Stop completely and not exposed to environmental smoke. Blood pressure control
The goal is the blood pressure <140/90mm Hg; <130/80 in renal impairment or heart failure or <130/80 mm Hg in diabetes. diet
This diet is by eating healthy foods.
Giving aspirin
The purpose of giving low dose aspirin in patients with high cardiovascular risk (in particular patients with a 10-year risk of cardiovascular events ≥ 10%)
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