An international perspective on cardiovascular risk management: recommendations for high-risk patients

Abstract

• Cigarette smoking • Serum lipid levels • Hypertension • Hyperglycaemia/insulin resistance • Excess body weight • Thrombotic risk10 D. Duhot, MD Societe Francaise de Medecine Generale, 141 avenue de Verdun 92130 Issy les Moulineaux, France E. McGregor, PhD Senior Editor, The Future Forum Secretariat, London, UK Diana Gorog Consultant Cardiologist, East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Imperial College London C. Packard, DSc, FRSE Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK *Corresponding author Email: d.duhot@sfmg.org Prim Care Cardiovasc J 2010; 3: 91-96 doi: 10.3132/pccj.2010.011