Nichtmedikamentöse Sekundärprävention der koronaren Herzkrankheit (KHK)

Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a common and potentially fatal malady with a life time prevalence of over 20%. For Germany, the mortality atFalk MüllerRiemenschneider Kathrin Damm Charlotte Meinhard tributable to chronic ischemic heart disease or acute myocardial infarction is estimated at 140,000 deaths per year. An association between Angelina Bockelbrink prognosis of CHD and lifestyle risk factors has been consistently shown. Christoph Vauth To positively influence lifestyle risk factors in patients with CHD, nonStefan N. Willich pharmaceutical secondary prevention strategies are frequently recommended and implemented. Wolfgang Greiner